This week, I had a full-circle moment as a burnt-out teacher turned soccer mom… and then immediately pivoted to unpacking a story where a fourth grader threw up peace signs and declared his love for a very adult body part during writing time.

You know—balance.

We’re talking about teachers surviving without running water (again), why I physically can’t handle fairs (also again), and what to actually do when a student says something so inappropriate that your prefrontal cortex short-circuits.

Plus, I’ve got updates on my DonorsChoose shoutouts, book club chaos, and what AI tool just got sneakier inside Canva (heads up, ELA folks—you’ll want to hear this).

Takeaways:

A fourth grader makes a wildly inappropriate announcement during writing—and the class implodes.

Teachers are once again told to hold it… because there’s no water in the school.

Andrea accidentally tries to become a “fair girl” and it goes very, very wrong.

Canva's new AI tool might be quietly doing your students’ writing—ELA teachers, beware.

How Andrea’s live shows are now highlighting and funding real teachers' classroom needs.

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