(Note: This was originally published in the November, 2023 DFWChild.com Special Needs Newsletter.) I won’t lie: the chance to write this bimonthly newsletter gives me a little confidence boost. It isn’t because I think my words are particularly fabulous, but […]
(Note: This was originally published in the September 2023 DFWChild Special Needs newsletter.) I have measured all but seven of my 45 trips around the sun in “school years.” Whether it’s been as a student, teacher and/or parent, most years […]
(Note: This was originally published in the July 2023 DFWChild Special Needs Newsletter.) This month’s newsletter is brought to you by the letter B – as in “Plan B” and “best-laid plans.” Plan A was that this would be a […]
In my former life, I taught high school English. On my best days, I inspired teens to ponder the complexities of Hamlet and embrace The Great Gatsby. On my worst, I toiled fruitlessly to teach them to master comma placement […]
*This post was originally published on May 5, 2015 on lisa-roberts.net. What follows is dated in terms of details about me, but the advice is TIMELESS!* It’s almost May, which in high schools across Texas means the final testing push. […]