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: special education

Not-the-Notes Blog 1 March 2017

March 2, 2017

Something happened this evening preventing the live broadcast of Lowell’s School Committee Meeting for March 1. Until the taped meeting materializes, there won’t be any notes about what transpired; however, this doesn’t mean there isn’t anything to think about. Found in the Permissions to Enter, are 4 requests totaling $882,470. All of these requests are expenditures…
School Committee Meeting, 04 January 2017

January 5, 2017

School Committee Meeting 04 January 2017 All members present. Prior to the beginning of the regular agenda, there was a Special Meeting of the School Committee in order to discuss a contract offer for the Superintendent of Schools. SC Hoey made a motion to accept the last contract offer from the Superintendent; however the most…
Whose Expertise Is It Anyway?

December 14, 2011

Recently I heard the most incredulous piece of a conversation that makes me wonder. One of my developmentally delayed students – a child who has a very low frustration point, low self esteem, and the ability to either poke himself in the arm with a pencil or bite himself when that low threshold has been…