Author Archives: Mrs Odie

About Mrs Odie

Friendly Pedant; Humble Genius

In my professional life, I’ve been chastised by colleagues and higher-ups for taking things too personally. For example, I get to the end of a set of essays and complain to a fellow teacher, “I’m insulted that they think I’m … Continue reading →

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Mrs Odie | 17 Comments

Pressure, Pushing Down on Me

Posted on December 29, 2013 by Mrs Odie

The pressure to write something pithy and brilliant after such a long absence is keeping me paralyzed. Instead, I’ll publish something short and maybe not my best work, but it will be a start. I told myself from the beginning … Continue reading →

Posted in I forgot to call this something | 2 Comments