Going to go teacher nerd on here for a sec-
The SSR Handbook: How to Organize and Manage a Sustained Silent Reading Program by Janice L. Pilgreen
That is the best reference for SSR programs that I've found. It is possible to do it right, but there are a lot of ways to do it wrong.  more»

Cynical probably, but I think a follow up conversation might have involved:

"Maybe if you both was in da bed wit me at the same time baby den I could tell you both apart."  more»

Okay, I'm all for brief serendipitous glimpses into human life via random slips of paper that fall out of books or blow into one's yard. This however is the third posting of this poor girl's diary, a text that was pulled from a trash can in a school; trash is private property, so this was acquired illegally if we want to be technical. I think we're slipping into the uncomfortable realm of voyeur with intent here.…  more»

Mom wants a job because she isn't happy trapped at home with the kids and she'd like to buy some things with her own money, but Dad (Gary) is insecure and controlling. He wants his wife at home teaching the kids his values while he is out working and earning the money. He doesn't want her spending "my money" on items she selects without first getting his approval.…  more»