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Monthly Archives: May 2012
Planting Seeds……?
I often think of teaching as being a gardener. We plant a lot of seeds, provide care and nourishment, providing light, and a good foundation for growth. The sad part is we often don’t see the fruits of our labor … Continue reading
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Appreciating our Freedoms
On this Memorial Day, I just wanted to say how thankful I am to be an American. In another country, I would not be able to freely criticize government, write this blog, or teach in a mixed gender public school. We … Continue reading
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Navigating those Learning Curves
Sometimes as teachers in the classroom, who learned our material or to read and write decades ago, we forget the frustration and challenge of learning something new. Yesterday, however, I was confronted with a steep and challenging learning curve and … Continue reading
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Arne the ‘tician
I realized this morning as I was putting together this post, that humor is the key to longevity in any endeavor-be it my job, my marriage, my friendships, not to mention my children. When the best metaphors for my professional … Continue reading
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Stay Hungry, Stay Daring!
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition… Stay hungry. Stay … Continue reading
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Mrs. Hill, We Miss You!
As I was thinking of the upcoming Memorial Day holiday, my thoughts turned to teachers who were memorable to me. Ms. Hill was tough. Once she wouldn’t let the whole fourth class go the library until I pronounced the word … Continue reading
The Story of Pearson and the Student
based on Daniel Pinkwater’s fable The Rabbit and the Eggplant, also know as Pearson’s The Pineapple and the Hare which has caused great controversy….so here is our version of this nonsensical tale: In the olden times, companies, politicians, and regular people … Continue reading
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Caught in the Storm
So I spent two hours in a meeting about Student Learning Objectives (SLO). I left with a pile of handouts about two inches thick and the burning question “how?” going around in my head. Now, please know this was not … Continue reading
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Poetry-A Reflection of our Classroom Souls
Two weeks ago we celebrated Teacher Appreciation Week with gifts, accolades, luncheons, and treats provided by groups and communities. It was a nice respite in the onslaught of negative press, school budget news, teacher and program cuts, to mention a few. So … Continue reading
Leonardo….are you out there?
This morning over a cup of coffee, some great conversation with my husband, and MSNBC’s Up with Chris in the background, I was distracted by yet another Exxon Mobile “Let’s solve this” commercial, bemoaning the nation’s world ranking as 25th … Continue reading
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