Buffalo Schnitzel

• When Your Germany Born and Raised Child Doesn't Speak German-and Other Parent Fails. 4 years ago I think all parents have moments where they feel like complete and utter failures, and I’m experiencing that right now.  Here’s my issue: My daughter was born in Germany and yet, at 4.5 years old, she can’t speak a lick of German. Now, here’s where I need to rush into a complete defense of...
• Survival Skills: The Teaching Middle School Edition 4 years ago I didn’t really believe the statistic I vaguely remembered about 50% of teachers leaving the profession within the first five years.  But, alas. According to blogs.edweek.org, the research is true. What a shame! Teaching is the best profession of all time (second only to “influencers” who...
• Home or die Heimat 5 years ago If this blog post was waiting in your inbox this morning, and you have no clue who I am, let me apologize.  Most likely you subscribed to my blog, BuffaloSchnitzel over a year ago, just in time for me to gain a decent number of subscribers–which led to some panicky writer’s block–and...
• So, about that six month break I took from blogging... 7 years ago How does one start blogging again after a six-month absence? I suppose the best way is to jump back in and start posting—and also to apologize. The last time I wrote, we were headed to Washington State for winter break and I had every intention of posting regularly the whole time we were home....
• Why It's Okay to Have Pie in the Sky Syndrome 8 years ago Sometimes I come down with Pie in the Sky Syndrome. Right after I finished my Master’s degree I was, I’ll admit, just a bit full of myself.  I’d just completed a M.F.A. Creative Writing at the University of London, under the Poet Laureate of the country,  and graduated with distinction. ...

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