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Once upon a time, I taught 2nd, 3rd, and 4th graders. Now I’m retired and working on new ventures.
Category: Braindroppings
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Educators, if you received a free and unsolicited book in the mail, would you read it? That’s what a conservative “climate realist” group by the name of Heartland Institute wants you to do. In fact, it would be really swell if teachers would do a little more than just read their free book(s). If you would also…
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This morning, the New York Times carried the story of the decision by several Public Schools in New York City to suspend traditional homework. The disagreements that have ensued have largely been by parents of students with very different viewpoints on this topic. This is definitely worth a read if only to broaden the lens with…
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Yoga serves. But you have to show up. -Adriene Mishler Yoga with Adriene There is something both beautifully simple and truthful in that statement. What are you invested in? Physically, mentally, intellectually. Show up for that. It really is that simple. After a year of some minor, mainly annoying, challenges that come with the advancement of…
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Don’t it always seem to go That you don’t know what you’ve got til its gone I was thinking about Joni Mitchell’s lyrics to Big Yellow Taxi this morning because, I think a lot of what has disappeared in classrooms has happened so gradually that even educators don’t realize the value of what has gone missing. During…
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I wonder how many other adults have experienced this? After about 30 minutes of intense focus, there is a need to get up and move. For me, moving around when I am actively engaging my brain applies in nearly every circumstance, and I notice it most especially during some training or class when my brain is powered up and I’m…
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I wonder how many parents have submitted a letter to opt a child out of state mandated testing (MCAS2.0)? And in the process of opting-out, were any of those parents called to discuss their choice with the school administrator? According to the current Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, parents need to have a choice in a child’s education. It appears, however, that “choice”…
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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…
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If you don’t know about H.R. 610, here is a link to the text and the bill’s progress. I urge you to follow it and, if you feel strongly about it, respond to it. While my Congressional Representative is not a member of the House Committee currently reviewing this legislation, I want her to know…
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Somewhere back in my past, someone in my family – possibly my Grandmother – showed me how to knit and purl. And I’m pretty good with that as far as it goes. For the rest, I turn to Youtube videos. My grip on knitting skills is pretty tenuous, but I can make a mean scarf,…
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For Christmas, my Mother (see Mom, I can use the preferred nomenclature!) gifted me with The Book of Joy. The book, a record of a 2015 meet-up between the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, is a wonderful chronicle of a week-long conversation between these two as they attempt to answer the question “How do we…
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