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Once upon a time, I taught 2nd, 3rd, and 4th graders. Now I’m retired and working on new ventures.
Month: April 2012
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It could be that it’s the “vacation” head cold talking, but I don’t think so. I was working in my classroom this morning, when I opened up my school email account. And here, for the third time in the last couple of months, is – unedited – what I found: ________________________________________ From: Michelle Rhee, StudentsFirst…
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If you’ve ever visited Boston, you know that this view of Boylston Street (taken near the BPL) is fairly unusual. This weekend, Boston was teaming with tourists, Red Sox fans, and New Englanders just wanting to get outdoors and enjoy a warm Saturday afternoon. We were no exception. On Monday, the locals will watch as…
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About 3 years ago now I spent a winter-spring weeding and reorganizing the library in my classroom. Lots of people have lots of ways to do this — and lots of reasons for what they do. The first thing I did was to throw/recycle or donate books – relentlessly and without much sentiment. I teach…
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A while ago, our Literacy Coach began talking to us about revisiting notebooks as a means to developing writers and authors. I’m possibly the last person in education to discover Aimee Buckner and Notebook Know-How, but I am so glad I have made that connection. Not being a writer myself or at least not a…
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Often I excuse my compulsive need to read and research all things educational with “I don’t have a life.” It is true that my child has long grown past needing me as a parent – I no longer do homework or nag to complete projects or carpool to sports. So I don’t have obligations or…
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