blogging
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Fumbling Towards a Teaching Career
“Children learn more from who you are than from what you teach” – Anon When I wrote about leaving the classroom recently, I kept thinking about all the things I still love about teaching. Talking with high school students, unpacking the intricacies of Shakespeare, and reading a hard-earned and much-improved essay are highlights that come…
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Breakfast with a Stranger
Write about a random act of kindness you’ve done for someone. I had gone by myself to a writing weekend in the city. It was glorious, but a bit crowded in the conference rooms, and I enjoy being alone. So I had stayed longer in my room, luxuriating in clean, cool hotel sheets, thinking about…
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Leaving Teaching
It’s been a strange time. It’s not easy to write about my decision to resign from teaching. But as July draws to a close, I want to get a few thoughts down before they fade with the summer leaves. I started teaching in 2001 (Yes, September of 9/11.) I was in and out of teaching…
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Two Free Tickets
If you won two free plane tickets, where would you go? I’d go to Nova Scotia, Canada. For two weeks, in September or July. I’d explore beaches, pottery shops, quaint bookstores. Drink coffee out of handmade mugs painted blue. I would sit on the dock and watch the tall sailboats grow larger and smaller, and…
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Gardening: A Philanthropy
Or, How to Keep the Local Deer Well Fed When planning a garden to feed the local wildlife, it is essential to consider the following: variety, timing, tools, and most importantly, access. Read on, hopeful gardener, for the steps to a most successful gardening catering experience this summer. First, one must find a way to…
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