Tag Archives: teaching

BUT SHE WAS JUST SO SWEET

Posted on August 6, 2022 by oneta hayes

Emily was such a darling; she had everything it took to qualify as a teacher’s pet.  Everything except brain power!  However, Emily and I could work around that.  I just gave her things she could do with just a little … Continue reading →

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BAKER’S DOZEN – JUNE 18, 2021

Posted on June 18, 2021 by oneta hayes

1. I’m sitting here trying to think what to post today. I’m considering confessing all my faults and failures, but after I tell you about both of them, I don’t know what to say. 2. Notice my new picture. The … Continue reading →

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CLAREMORE HOUSE

Posted on May 13, 2021 by oneta hayes

In 1982 when Sammy and I moved from Okla. City to Claremore, my heart had not quit being a primary school teacher. I left teaching first/second grade to teaching the reading lab in a junior high school. I carried a … Continue reading →

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LEAVING A LEGACY

Posted on December 27, 2020 by oneta hayes

The top image is the news release about a class I was teaching at the Senior Center a few years ago. The second, below, was the first page of my teaching plans. It was an eight week course. It was … Continue reading →

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THIS IS MY RIGHT HAND

Posted on October 22, 2020 by oneta hayes

Too stressed for mind control so I’m trying for some fun today. I’ve been clearing old records. I found a little song I wrote to be sung to the tune of You Are My Sunshine. Take some time to enjoy … Continue reading →

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NO, I’M NOT OPPOSED TO FAIRY TALES

Posted on October 21, 2020 by oneta hayes

After my post yesterday where I berated monster movies along with current real life horror stories, I decided I needed to say more. There is a trend in recent years to clean up Fairy Tales by removing the witches, giants, … Continue reading →

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UNDERSTAND YET?

Posted on January 27, 2020 by oneta hayes

Follow carefully and you will see why I am such a good teacher.  I posted this in 2014 and had several likes but only two or three of you were with me then.  I enjoyed it too much to pass … Continue reading →

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NEW BEGINNINGS

Posted on January 26, 2020 by oneta hayes

THE PARTY’S OVER! And I’m back to normal—good enough for me. I’ll try not to take advantage of my “eighties” excuses. I worried that my huff, bluff, and fluff which included the “ranting about me” might be more than I … Continue reading →

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CHECK THIS #4

Posted on September 9, 2019 by oneta hayes

A MOTTO FOR TEACHERS—Sunday teachers and week-day teachers, from Thes. 5:14 “warn those who are idle (KJ unruly), encourage the timid, help the weak, be patient with everyone. Be sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always try … Continue reading →

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JUNIOR HIGH, 1984

Posted on August 27, 2019 by oneta hayes

This was a big payoff for my time spent looking for Sammy’s birth certificate, which turned out to be in his bedroom!  Anyway, I found this memory – somewhat of a victory for me from my 8th grade reading lab, … Continue reading →

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