Category Archives: Teaching and Learning

Alls Well That Ends Well or A Tail Chasing Tale

Posted on October 26, 2007 by randomyriad

I came home today dragging and sagging and tense as all of our deadlines coincide tomorrow, every time I turn around at work there is something new on my to do list. Like my Punjabi colleague says about documentation and … Continue reading →

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A Couple of Mind Games

Posted on October 21, 2007 by randomyriad

I Going Topless “It took me no time at all to notice that this nothing, this hole where a head should have been, was no ordinary vacancy, no mere nothing. On the contrary, it was very much occupied. It was … Continue reading →

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Learning Compassion from a Younger You

Posted on October 14, 2007 by randomyriad

This morning I had a dream about a wind storm that was lifting and rocking an old farm house in the middle of a city on a dark night. I was a young man in a large bedroom with a … Continue reading →

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Invincible Summer

Posted on October 13, 2007 by randomyriad

“In the middle of winter I found that there was within me an invincible summer.” Albert Camus This week and much of this month I have been falling into old patterns of thought. I have been feeling overwhelmed and harried, … Continue reading →

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Quick Notes on Play in a Head Start Classroom

Posted on September 25, 2007 by randomyriad

Someone asked me these questions last year in an Email, and I am looking forward to playing tomorrow as we start our second week of class so here are some of my thoughts on the real work of preschoolers and … Continue reading →

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