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The Road to the White House is Paved with YESes

By Stephanie Jankowski 11 Comments

If we live within five miles of one another, perhaps you heard a sound reminiscent of pigs squealing in delight coming from my house late Tuesday evening, as it was then that I formally accepted an invitation to the White House. I may have freaked the freak out just a little, but I think it was ... » Learn More about The Road to the White House is Paved with YESes

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We All Survived

By Stephanie Jankowski 40 Comments

On Friday night, I babysat four kids under the age of four in order to give my best friend a much-deserved night out. Since two of the kiddos were mine, I was feeling confident I could manage. No, I was not drunk. I'm just a good friend. After a successful dinner, the older kids were running ... » Learn More about We All Survived

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Listen to Your Mother Pittsburgh tickets on sale now!

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Giving motherhood in a microphone in Pittsburgh, PA. Audition and performance date information now available! Write an original piece on Motherhood and share your story with us!

Friday, May 6, 2016 8pm Carnegie Lecture Hall in the Carnegie Public Library / Museum of Natural History Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania   Me + you + our incredible 2016 cast + about 700 other people = a perfect Friday night   With the first year under our collective ... » Learn More about Listen to Your Mother Pittsburgh tickets on sale now!

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Discipline. I Have None.

By Stephanie Jankowski 2 Comments

A dystopian novel unit: independent research, active reading, and self-evaluation:

  In 250 words or less, write about a time when sheer discipline made you continue to do something.    I hate this prompt; it exposes my biggest weakness: I have zero discipline. (And 250 words or less?! *madly edits*). Aside from personal relationships, I can’t commit. I disguise ... » Learn More about Discipline. I Have None.

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Terrified, Jumps Anyway

By Stephanie Jankowski 2 Comments

A dystopian novel unit: independent research, active reading, and self-evaluation:

BEGINNINGS: Beginning a career at the age of 22 is a daunting task for anyone, but when your subordinates are only a couple years your junior, and when those subordinates are actually students in your English classroom, situation and circumstance are made all the more difficult simply because ... » Learn More about Terrified, Jumps Anyway

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