Category Archives: thinking in words

Three Quotes: Art, Music, and Modern Culture

Posted on December 5, 2010 by randomyriad

“The only thing I know is that I paint because I need to, and I paint whatever passes through my head without any other consideration.” – Frida Kahlo This is what I aspire to in art and music, my ideal. … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Two Poems by Bukowski: Words for the Long Journey

Posted on September 18, 2010 by randomyriad

Our family is graduating my youngest son from High School as a home schooler (where did those years go?), and I was trying to find words to say that fit what I wanted to tell him about going out in … Continue reading →

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Storytellers Inside the Story: Cormac McCarthy’s “The Crossing”

Posted on September 18, 2010 by randomyriad

I have been listening to a fine reading (by Alexander Adams) of Cormac McCarthy‘s  “The Crossing.” In it the Author uses different voices to comment on the nature of storytelling, good and evil, life and death, the value of art … Continue reading →

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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 →

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