just a mom in mesquite

lost and found.

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 08:07:00 PDT

Don't worry, I'll say it, you don't have to. I suck. I haven't been back to update in weeks. Sixty two days to be exact. In my defense, I thought it had only been only three weeks. (this is...

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thinking capped~ texas school lunch gets served up a whole new kind of stupid.

Wed, 11 May 2011 23:47:00 PDT

{disclaimer~ for those of you new to this blog due to the recess bill, you should understand that I tend to get riled up and talk like a sailor when it comes to school lunch. Because...

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texas is the new titanic {just a bit more low budget}

Mon, 09 May 2011 00:41:00 PDT

You've seen the movie (ok, maybe not the one above..that's apparently from a no budget remake, 'Titanic 2' ); over-the-top impressive boat, fit a ton of people, faster, bigger, ahead of its...

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healthy schools campaign helps HB3770!

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 12:38:00 PDT

A couple of weeks ago, Healthy Schools Campaign contacted me and offered to help with HB3770. I'm so excited about the new site they have created for the bill! Check it out and use the "take action"...

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HB3770, my mom and the case of the missing public hearing.

Fri, 22 Apr 2011 12:13:00 PDT

Yesterday, my mom called me. She had called the Texas Public Education Committee clerk's office to request a hearing for HB3770. Here's how it went: Mom: I just got off the phone with the committee...

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recess and anarchy (and flies...oh my).

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 09:38:00 PDT

I knew getting recess for Texas wouldn't be easy. With bullying and aggressive behaviors on the rise in schools, recess time has been pegged as the number one place for this to happen. I...

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turning the heat up: HB 3770~ let's get this thing cooking.

Wed, 06 Apr 2011 12:44:00 PDT

So far, the mandatory recess bill for Texas, HB 3770, has been filed, gained a co-author, introduced, and referred to the education committee. This committee is where last session's bill for recess,...

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help me gather information about recess in texas... {interactive~kinda like recess}

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 14:19:00 PDT

I need your help. I want to see what schools around Texas are doing for unstructured recess. Please take a couple of minutes and respond to a few questions below. It's nothing fancy, just...

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play yard -vs- prison yard: which sucks more?

Sat, 02 Apr 2011 22:43:00 PDT

Here's some neat information for you. Let me just cut to the chase: In Texas, we have measures that ensure our children get physical education. The law states: A school...

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HB 3770: an email and the ripple effect.

Sat, 26 Mar 2011 21:23:00 PDT

{ripple effect} is a term used to describe a situation where, like the ever expanding ripples across water when an object is dropped into it, an effect from an initial state can be followed...

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recess for texas kids: great news for HB 3770

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 11:41:00 PDT

Due to Spring Break and the absolutely gorgeous weather here in Texas, I'm a bit behind on the updates for HB 3770 (sorry, sorry....it's just so pretty outside!). However.. I do have some amazing...

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note to txlege: HB3770 is not an "unfunded mandate"..let's get passed this, ok?

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 12:28:00 PDT

{stereotype} a popular belief about specific social groups or types of individuals (and *ahem* HB3770). The concepts of "stereotype" and "prejudice" are often confused with many other different...

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hey texas! mandatory recess has a new name: HB 3770

Sat, 12 Mar 2011 08:38:00 PST

Last month, I went to Austin and met with my state representative, Cindy Burkett (HD-101), and asked her to help me get mandatory recess for all of the children here in Texas. The conversation...

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mandatory recess, school lunch, test scores and that pesky elephant in the room.

Sun, 20 Feb 2011 13:33:00 PST

Earlier this month, the Houston Chronicle published an op ed written by former first lady Barbara Bush about the current state of education in Texas. Most shocking, were the stats she...

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calling for a mandatory listen about mandatory recess.

Wed, 09 Feb 2011 13:03:00 PST

{Recess} a general term for a period of time in which a group of people is temporarily dismissed from its duties. In parlimentary prodecure, a recess is initiated by a motion of recess....

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momentum.

Wed, 26 Jan 2011 08:23:00 PST

Apparently, I haven't posted in a while. My blog tells me it has been since October. That cannot possibly be...it only seems like a couple of weeks. Let me catch you up to speed...here's a...

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best teacher...ever...in mesquite.

Sun, 17 Oct 2010 19:07:00 PDT

Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. I'm loving how this teacher at Black Elementary School in Mesquite has...

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healthy school fundraising...drink your fruit, save the planet?

Sun, 03 Oct 2010 17:05:00 PDT

In my last post, I refrained from going off on a "why Capri Sun's aren't the best choice" tangent. Honestly, it would have made the post way too long. It really needed its own post. I was checking...

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after-school snacks, kids and fruit: "why bother? it just ends up in the trash anyway"- ummm, not in mesquite, it doesn't.

Sun, 03 Oct 2010 11:37:00 PDT

My son and I took advantage of the amazing weather today and went for a walk. Having been held hostage by my computer for most of the morning, I really needed to get outside. We ended up at a...

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this mom's school lunch evolution.

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 13:37:00 PDT

{evolution} The change in the inheritable traits of a population of organisms through successive generations. Evolution is the...

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