What I do know is that as each day passes, I feel lighter and more human. That’s enough for me right now. It’s been decades since I’ve felt this human. I kinda like it.
Tag: teaching
This Final Friday
I may have started teaching in 1995, but I have never known what it feels like to not have August be my New Year’s Eve and the first week of June having a holiday-like vibe. I’ve had bits of dreams of what it would be like to enjoy a gorgeous, chilly autumn morning outside of the cinder block school walls, or…
Monday Musing
Why is patience one of the hardest human states to cultivate? Why is it so easy to disrupt?
Sunday Reflections
As you can see, I’m not yet back in the flow of a daily post, but I’ll keep working on it. There’s something to the habitual practice of writing even a short blog post each day that has an alchemical reaction to making me more aware of the moment-to-moment spaces in life, so it’s a place I like to be. In the meantime, this week has been interesting…
Sunday Reflections
Hello, friends. It’s been some time, hasn’t it? Today is a gorgeous, warm, mid-spring day here in Ohio, the kind we spend the rest of the year either wishing for or looking back upon. I’ve spent the weekend dog sitting for a colleague, which reminded me of…
Thursday Thanks
Feeling good about your life, but not expressing a heartfelt ‘thank you’ is like wrapping a gift for someone but never giving it to them–Chip Conley
Thursday Thought: Letters Matter
Dear Football Gods,
Please may I have a touchdown?
Amen.
Wednesday’s Words
I know this sounds a little extra fluffy, but we’re not in a world of reading, writing, and arithmetic being enough. We have students who’ve not been taught to be humans, and being a good reader does not make you a functional, successful, and relatable human. I don’t have the answers, but I can work with what I have.
Thursday Thanks & Apologies
So today, in addition to summarizing a chapter or two of our class texts, we will also be writing either a thank-you note or a letter of apology to our guest teachers.
Wonder-About Wednesday
Have you noticed the difference between wonder and wander is only one vowel, but (indirectly) they share the same meaning? One walks about the world, and one walks about the … Continue reading Wonder-About Wednesday
Friday Funnies
I’m running on fumes today, and with trick-or-treat being last night (and kids being loaded to the gills and backpacks with candy today), I am getting through in whatever way … Continue reading Friday Funnies
Thursday Thoughts
I debated whether or not to name this “Thursday Thoughts” or the ubiquitous and classic “Throwback Thursday”, and decided on the former because it’s my blog. I have a couple … Continue reading Thursday Thoughts
Wednesday’s Words
In my Monday post (and yesterday’s post as well), I mentioned that over the last few years, the number of synchronicities with seemingly-random words coming into my awareness and proliferating … Continue reading Wednesday’s Words
Tuesday Truths
I’ve often quipped that Tuesday is simply Monday’s ugly little sister. No one wakes up excited to see Monday, part 2, so I think I need to retire this retort. … Continue reading Tuesday Truths
Monday Musings
I enjoyed writing to the inspiration of Beetley Pete’s post so much yesterday (see it here) that I’ve decided to continue it in a tiny string of joys and see … Continue reading Monday Musings
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