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A Mistake We Make

Our acorn stockpile wasn’t such a great idea after all.  A few days ago, I learned that acorns contain bitter tannins that interfere with a

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When You Feel Unstable

I’ve been walking a lot lately.  This morning I woke up thinking about a quote from Oliver Wendall Holmes:    Walking, then, is a perpetual

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True Snapshot

School pictures never go well for us.  Over the years, they always return with faces that more resemble mug shots than happy school pictures.  One

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Totally Out of Context

Today I tell my students we will work together to revise their essays.   To revise means “to see again.” When we see our writing

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Draw Out Your Inner Teacher

The Latin root of the verb educate means “to draw out” or “bring forth.”  Teachers illuminate the subject matter, but they also bring something forth

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What Were You Thinking?

Yesterday, a particularly thoughtful student said she wanted to start a blog.  She’s been thinking about this for a long time.  As we walked together,

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