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.
Author: amybisson
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Being school vacation week, I spent some of my down time on genealogical pursuits. Unraveling family mysteries is nothing short of breath-taking when (and if) those mysteries are unraveled. This week, there were no grand discoveries, however, just more questions. This week, I had hoped to pin down my great-great-grandmother, Sophronia’s death date and burial.…
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Forty years ago – on the first Earth Day – I was still in high school. Today, 40 years later, have we come any closer to a sustainable environment? In my family, we do our best to separate recyclables and garbage. Can we do better? I am sure that we can. For starters, we could…
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Teaching third grade is just about as good as it gets in my humble opinion. Over the span of my teaching career I’ve taught every level from pre-school through 12th grade. There are inherent challenges at each level – and rewards as well. Last Friday, my students begged and begged and we finally convinced my…
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Last night, WCVB TV in Boston, featured three artists’ communities in Massachusetts. The one that I am most familiar with is Western Avenue Studios where my husband Adrien has studio space. Western Avenue Studios is a unique and wonderfully diverse collection of over 250 artists who work in almost any medium you can imagine. So…
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There are days when teaching energetic 8- and 9-year old students is a challenge; there are times when it is most definitely enjoyable. On Tuesdays, our Morning Meeting is somewhat abbreviated. The students begin the day with a 10-minute grab and go breakfast followed by Art Class while I am meeting with my grade level…
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One of the warmest days since last summer crept up on us today. We’re not even in April’s double digits yet and the thermometer read 85 degrees. How wonderful it was to throw open the front door of our school building and go out into sunshine and warmth this afternoon! Because the weather was so…
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1. Don’t make me stop this car 2. Do you think we own the electric company? 3. Do you think money grows on trees? 4. Wait ’til your father gets home 5. If <insert name here> told you to jump off a bridge, would you do it? 6. There are thousands of people in <name…
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This week concluded our adventures into the world of the Third Grade MCAS Reading Test. And yes, our third graders took their last test on April Fools Day – better known as March 32 in Room 207. I’ve been administering these tests during each of the four years I’ve been teaching third grade. Before that,…
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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,…
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Around 9:00 last night, I got sucked in to watching C-SPAN of all channels. And yes, I was watching the Health Care “Debate” — if you can call that circus a debate. I am a supporter of national health care and, frankly, I think this particular round of legislation is a pale shadow of what…
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