Category Archives: Teaching and Learning

Works in Progress January 2011

Posted on January 21, 2011 by randomyriad

What we are working on in my classroom: We are looking at Andy Goldsworthy and studying natural sculpture ideas. We washed the rocks and put them on the towel to dry and then just left them out with some other … Continue reading →

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My Mind is Up to Something

Posted on January 20, 2011 by randomyriad

Pieces of Dreams The Night Before Last: I am in a crude wooden cage, dark thick boards nailed without care, in middle of a vast indoor space. Only a vague dim light shines on the area around the cage. The … Continue reading →

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Trying to Avoid the Bubble Wrap

Posted on January 19, 2011 by randomyriad

I hold a great deal against this system of organization, that is the separation of things that should not be separated. We categorize everyone. We send the old here: the young there. We ship adolescents off to war. We send … Continue reading →

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An Inspired Life is Hard On the Nerves

Posted on January 15, 2011 by randomyriad

Each moment is a place you’ve never been– Mark Strand (an idea taken from a conversation with a friend about a difficult situation that made us both stronger) It is difficult to get through an inspired life without making messes … Continue reading →

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Year in Review: December 2010

Posted on January 13, 2011 by randomyriad

I What Happened, What I Wrote, And What I Read December 7 Journal Entry: Every day is packed full. Now the wind starts. Yesterday evening I was so tired and negative, all was black and bleak. Tonight I am feeling … Continue reading →

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