Category Archives: developing relationships

Receiving Messages From Separate Individual Realities

Posted on May 17, 2009 by randomyriad

grabbing a handful porcupine jello, the space contained in a floating soap bubble, lips vibrating, tongue clicking, throat coughing strangled groan, staggering, shuffle leap into the blinding wall. How can each voice be different and call us on To what … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Weeds/ finding the cracks in the curriculum.

Posted on May 2, 2009 by randomyriad

I think so much of working with children is about the teacher finding something that she has a passion for, something that she has fun with and finding a way to use this passion to energize the children. That means … Continue reading →

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Beginning the Journey Again

Posted on April 12, 2009 by randomyriad

I wrote a comment on a list to a student who was wondering if the Reggio Emilia child centered approach to preschool was they way to go for a teacher just starting out. After I wrote I realized it really … Continue reading →

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I’ve Been Thinking About Recovery and Discovery

Posted on April 5, 2009 by randomyriad

I have been reading May Sarton‘s journal called Recovering which is initially about recovering from the loss of her life partner due to onset of senility and finally recovery from cancer and a radical mastectomy. May Sarton’s writing was published … Continue reading →

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Bringing a Little Wonder Back to my Work

Posted on February 15, 2009 by randomyriad

I have worked in programs that are supportive of the kind of child led learning that I believe in, but often administrators pay lip service to it while piling on pre-written curricula and norm based goals which in my opinion … Continue reading →

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