Allison B. Kelly, ESOL Teacher at Haycock Elementary School, is the author of the newly released book, “There's Spaghetti on My Ceiling.” Kelly based the 206-page memoir-in-essays on her ten-year chronicle as a full-time teacher, mother of two young teens, and graduate student. "This book speaks to my heart as an educator and as a mom," said Dana Chen of Fairfax, Assistant Principal at Haycock Elementary School.
According to Kelly, she "tried to balance work and life...and some other topics like anxiety, perfectionism and going to the dentist." "My children were in that maniacal age bracket where they signed up for everything but couldn't drive," she said. Before returning to the classroom after the birth of her children, Kelly was an affirmed organizer. She described herself as the mother who "planned matching Halloween costumes and cut sandwiches into cute shapes."