Category Archives: developing relationships

River of Dreams #17: A Small Town on The Highway

Posted on October 16, 2010 by randomyriad

Part III Finding The Ranch   I Saturday Afternoon at The Drifter’s Reef   Maddie Bolter skipped down the sidewalk. Every now and then she did a little shuffle slide to avoid people who eyed her nervously, Dressed in baggy … Continue reading →

Posted in California, conversations, dangerous creatures, developing relationships, Dreamtime, Family, Fiction, Mythical and mysterious, NaNoWriMo, novel projects, playing games, River of Dreams, Telling Stories, Wild Life | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

River of Dreams #1: Kicking My Novel Out of The Nest

Posted on September 28, 2010 by randomyriad

I have decided to publish my first and only unfinished, at this point, novel here in order to be rid of it. Much like Nabokov, not in quality unfortunately, I must finish it, but can’t at this point due to … Continue reading →

Posted in All part of the process, change, developing relationships, Dreamtime, Fiction, Mexico, mindworks, music, NaNoWriMo, novel projects, Of the Road and The River, River of Dreams, Telling Stories | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

Answers Without Questions: Being My Silly Self In the Classroom

Posted on September 26, 2010 by randomyriad

I was going through my job hunting file and found these answers without questions. They say a lot about my process as a teacher and what I value in my work with young children. Luckily my new position lets me … Continue reading →

Posted in All part of the process, developing relationships, lists, my life, Teaching and Learning, thinking in words, working world | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Buried Treasure From Last Year

Posted on September 11, 2010 by randomyriad

Last year I was planning to use a blog as a way of reporting and documenting our class happenings, but I could never find the time to make it happen. I was rooting around in my archives and came across … Continue reading →

Posted in capturing light, change, developing relationships, discovery and recovery, mindworks, my life, Teaching and Learning, thinking in words, time travel, wonder world, working world | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Partners in the Classroom

Posted on September 5, 2010 by randomyriad

As I was walking into the local farm supply store on my way to look for some galvanized tubs to make into sensory activity centers in my classroom, someone yelled my name. I turned and there was my ex-assistant and … Continue reading →

Posted in conversations, developing relationships, my life, Teaching and Learning, thinking in words, working world | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment