How to Get This Thing to Work
My friend just emailed a picture of my daughter swinging on a glider swing with her daughter. On a glider swing, two friends sit back
September 16, 2010
Live With Flair
(my daily blog)
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
September 15, 2010
Darning a Hole in Your Community
Last night, our neighborhood launched the second year of Monday Night Neighborhood Fitness Group in the parking lot. We had children and adults jumping rope
September 14, 2010
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
September 13, 2010
A Message From God in my Vacuum
Yesterday, I vacuumed my entire house. We recently had the carpets cleaned, and the kind cleaner suggested we needed a new vacuum. He said to
September 12, 2010
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,
September 11, 2010
What You Have to Set Free
Pine Cone Maturity / esu.edu Walking to my classroom today, I passed a cluster of pines. Beneath their branches, a perfect circle of pine cones
September 10, 2010
Flabbergasted! (A Student Laments Being Over-Scheduled)
Yesterday I had lunch with a college student who looks back on her grade school years with a certain regret. She won awards in three
September 9, 2010
Completely Unnecessary
The principal of my daughters’ elementary school knows their names. This elementary school has 495 students, and the principal learns their names by the end
September 8, 2010
Am I a Husky or a Collie?
I recently walked in the woods with my neighbor and her Siberian Husky. While other owners let their dogs run free in the woods, she
September 7, 2010