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The top students in my school are stressed about the SATs and understandably so. The scores from these tests determine which colleges will admit them. Many have hearts set on specific universities. And then there are others who care little […]

I loved Gatsby. When I was sixteen, I named my first car after Fitzgerald’s famous character partly because I was enamored with my English teacher and partly because I liked the book. Gatsby was my first love, chipped paint and […]

Some of the girls in my class come to school with elaborate hairstyles. It’s clear when I see them each morning that they had woken up early enough to spend an inordinate amount of time on their hair, curling or […]

Everyone I knew said it was a bad thing when the concept was first introduced.  Whoever heard of reading a book on an electronic device? People have always loved the look of a book, the vibrant cover design, and the […]

Hello! I’m Memori, SchoolFlicker’s blogger. I’m here to make connections and to share thoughts and ideas that appeal to schools, teachers and parents. I know what you’re thinking. But, seriously, who are you? Okay, let’s just say I’m a school […]

I had a conference with my son’s home room teacher yesterday. On the way out, I ran into Principal Dr. Dreyfus (my son calls him Dr. Doofus, and while I reproach him verbally, in my mind I congratulate him) in […]

It’s happening again. At the last PTA meeting in my son’s school, Dr Dreyfus ( the kids call him Dr Doofus and secretly, I applaud them ) informed us that unsold yearbooks from the past years that needed to be […]

I am a teacher. I am close to my students, closer even than their parents might be. I see them in school every day. With their busy lives parents aren’t able to spend time with their children – no surprise […]

My mother called me to say she’d found my old school yearbooks. She found them at the bottom of a box in the attic, covered in cobwebs. “After all the money I spent on these costly yearbooks,” she huffed. I […]

Ten years. Hard to believe it’s been a decade since I graduated high school. But yesterday, I received an invitation to our reunion, so it must be true. An old classmate had tracked down my email address, clearly investing a […]