Category Archives: paying attention

A Failed Experiment: A New Plan

Posted on February 22, 2009 by randomyriad

I started out this week intent on focusing on the light and got lost in a dense gray fog of fatigue and indifference ending in a black funk. I have no idea how things happen this way. This all ended … 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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Thawing Out My Mental Wings

Posted on December 27, 2008 by randomyriad

I shall free my mind from the shackles of ice and snow and holidays and let it fly me into far flung fantastic visions. I am done with all the worry and oppression. Out among the stars that shine in … Continue reading →

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Palomar and Another Snowy Bus Ride

Posted on December 20, 2008 by randomyriad

Palomar I just finished Gilbert Hernandez “Palomar” a complete collection of his comic written and drawn in 80’s and 90’s. Wow! What a different universe he lives in. Most writer/artists who create serious comics seem to approach life from a … Continue reading →

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Two Snow Day Bus Rides

Posted on December 18, 2008 by randomyriad

12/16 Today I  trudged through the snow to the bus stop and ride to work rather than risk the steep hill in our only car. Ice still rules the world and will continue to do so for at least another … Continue reading →

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