After An Educator's Journey
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Once upon a time, I taught 2nd, 3rd, and 4th graders. Now I’m retired and working on new ventures.
Tag: Teaching Life
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This morning’s Boston Globe contained an article about a (former) software engineer who had recently turned teaching yoga full-time. Struck by similarities to our circumstances, got me thinking about my own career. It is not a secret that recent developments in the field of education are not all that enjoyable for practitioners. We worry if…
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Junia Yearwood is quickly becoming one of my favorite Boston Globe reads. The article, “If Only Visitors Could See My Students“, provides insight into an urban classroom — and warns of the dangers of believing what one reads or learns via the fifth estate. So, here is what visitors might miss in my classroom. The…
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We’ve read the book, we’ve done the project with our kids (honest truth: not one of the 25 got a single Flat back!). This week my class has been hosting my niece’s Flat Stanley. And we are having a blast. Sorry, can’t post pictures of kids, but trust me on this. Working on multiplication riddles?…
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Some years ago — probably more than 10 now that I think of it — I was eating my lunch at a MassCUE conference when Grace Corrigan sat down with her tray. That name may or may not mean anything to some, but it was an exceptional thrill for me to sit and chat, however…
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Elementary level teachers notice it. If the moon is full, if there it is a windy day, students seem more than a bit wired. Are kids hypersensitive? I got to thinking about this idea because my students have seemed just a bit more unfocused than usual. There is no full moon and it hasn’t been…
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The first weeks of school, as every teacher will tell you, are spent setting up and refining routines. I find our school’s decision to use the principles of the Responsive Classroom provides lots of guidance and reminders on building a classroom community. This morning, I watched a refresher on one of the most basic of…
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I’ve put it off for nearly as long as I dare. It is time to start getting ready for a new school year. Completing my list for summer has suddenly kicked in to overdrive: there’s still much (re)painting to complete, sorting and throwing to do, cleaning and gardening/landscaping. But suddenly, there is a pressing need…
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It’s a rite of passage, I guess. Yesterday my third graders bumped up to meet their fourth grade teachers. My students were pretty evenly distributed across the four fourth grade classrooms so while they will see some familiar faces next Fall, they will have an opportunity to meet new friends. While my current kids were…
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