Category Archives: working world

TV Guide Poetry and Classroom Notes

Hot Vampires in Love The TV Guide shouted above the conveyor carrying my groceries to the supermarket checker. Suddenly I missed Warren Zevon. Only he could write this song.   Note #1:  On Teasing I had a large group of … Continue reading

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Beautiful Weeds/ finding the cracks in the curriculum.

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

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

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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Slumdog in Brief

“Did you see that Slumdog  won?” “Yeah! What did you think of it.” “I just love the music, and that English boy, he is very good.” “Yeah I saw John Stewart interview him. I heard some people are upset about … Continue reading

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