After An Educator's Journey

Out of the classroom & into the universe

Once upon a time, I taught 2nd, 3rd, and 4th graders. Now I’m retired and working on new ventures.

I taught second, third and fourth graders. Teaching was my passion and joy for 30 years. And it didn’t hurt that they called me “mom” sometimes.

Tag: art

Is STEM the only thing?

July 27, 2017

Is STEM the only thing? I’m asking for a friend. It occurs to me that in the rush to turn out worker bees for business sectors, the focus in education is more than a little skewed in favor of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Yes, these are all important studies and part of a well-rounded…
Traveling in my discomfort zone

March 27, 2010

I have long admired people who can see things artistically in this world. To be able to capture a mood or a moment and relay that feeling to another is, well, magical. A great-great uncle of mine was Alexander Wyant, a tonalist, whose work hangs in several museums. When I was in junior high school,…