Tag Archives: Teaching and Learning

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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Self Experiment #3

Posted on October 10, 2007 by randomyriad

I need to spit this out in a vague form as I am just headed out to work, but the gist of it is, I need to step back somehow and assess my attitude toward my life. It’s the kind … 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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Evolution, Me & Other Freaks of Nature

Posted on September 22, 2007 by randomyriad

I just finished this novel by Robin Brande and I found it to be full of good points about how religion and science can support each other and how religion disguised as science (creationism) creates false impressions of bias in … Continue reading →

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Some Nice Things That Happened In Class Today

Posted on September 21, 2007 by randomyriad

A child in my class pointed to another child who she had been playing with for about 20 minutes and said, “I love him.” Now to a four year old this is not a big commitment just a efusive feeling … Continue reading →

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