Every spring semester I teach the student teaching class. This involves a two and a half hour weekly class seminar, plus regular visits to the field where student teachers are working 12 – 15 hours a week in a early care and education setting. I generally keep the placements nearby to the college to keep […]
Entries Tagged as 'Children'
89 days and pre-service teachers
March 5th, 2014 · No Comments · 100 Days Project, Children, College students, Education, Musings, Teaching & Learning, Work
Tags: child care·college·learning·pre-service teachers·retirement·teaching·time·travel·Work
91 days and joy
March 3rd, 2014 · No Comments · 100 Days Project, Children, family, Musings, photo of the week, retirement, Work
The joy of family is there whether one is working or retired!
92 days and a question
March 1st, 2014 · No Comments · 100 Days Project, Children, Grandparents, Musings, My Goals, retirement, time, Work
At the Farmer’s Market this morning, someone asked me, after beginning with the comment that I didn’t have to answer if it was too personal, how was I feeling about this transition to my self-identity in this concept of retiring? What a good question! I’m not sure. I know that I’ve asked several retirees about […]
Tags: aging·conversations·grandparent·passion·retirement·time·Work
93 days and grandparents
February 28th, 2014 · No Comments · 100 Days Project, Children, Education, family, Grandparents, Musings, retirement, Work
I had the pleasure of being an 8 year old’s adopted grandmother this morning. My granddaughter, who attends a private school, has a best friend who attends the public school. They met in the kindergarten year at the private school. The best friend doesn’t have any local grandparents, and so I was honored to be […]
Tags: aging·Children·community·daughter·family·grandparent·learning·New England·reading·retirement·school·teaching·Work
94 days and a tired feeling
February 27th, 2014 · No Comments · 100 Days Project, Children, College students, Musings, My Goals, retirement, Work
Early this morning, I wrote some very good notes on what I would blog about today. The pleasure of really hitting the nail on the head in class when I combine short lectures with active hands-on activities and by the end of the class, there’s real understanding and connections. The pleasure of reading aloud to […]
Tags: Books·Children·college·learning·reading·retirement·time·tired·Work