Misheard Lyrics of Traditional Scottish Folk Song

The haunting lyrics of “My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean” evokes feelings of deep sorrow. This sorrow derives from the fact the Pretender to the British Throne, Bonnie Prince Charlie, lies across the English Channel. […]

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When Students Grade the Teacher – Excerpt from Uranus is Always Funny: Short Essays to Make You Laugh

When we read  Uranus is Always Funny: Short Essays to Make You Laugh by Bill Spencer,  we laughed aloud so I guess that means the title lived up to the material.  Seriously, HOPress was so […]

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Don’t Blame Me

Artwork by Eli Connaughton. Idea/text by Bill Spencer. Eli Connaughton as artist website: http://www.chickenwisdom.com/ Eli Connaughton as writer website: http://www.eliconnaughton.com/

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Sister Mary Barbarian

My ninth-grade English teacher was named Sister Mary Barbara, but for purposes of anonymity, I’ll call her Sister Mary Barbarian. She was the toughest, strictest, unyieldingest teacher I ever had—a member of the order the […]

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Should Teachers Be Afraid of Small Children?

A 61-year-old teacher in Ohio is suing her school district because the district is making her teach younger students instead of high school students. The teacher says she needs to teach high school students because […]

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