100 Day Project – Day 51 – 2:09 p.m. SNOW – a big snow storm in October! A snow day today! There’s much to say about the craziness of it, the no electricity, have fun talking and cleaning odd things and doing other chores that require no electricity, and hot cocoa on the sterno! But [...]
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100 Day Project – Day 49 – 8:32 pm A few thoughts and moments occurred today that I’m thinking must be related somehow. In one of my Education courses, the students were exploring the printing with various objects (process vs product) in creative experiences. The topic came up of whether food should be used in [...]
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100 Day Project – Day 44 – 9:30 p.m. This evening I had occasion to have dinner with three other very bright, and devoted women: women who have worked for years with young children and their families. Discussion ranged from jobs and families to the state of politics, and about children. This recent study was [...]
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The three day weekend starting tomorrow reminds me of the importance of play for adults! Next week in my Introduction to Early Childhood Education, we’ll talk about play: what it is, the stages of play, how to support it, how to help children who don’t have a multiple assortment of ways to do it, and [...]
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Apple’s Board of Directors wrote: We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today (Weds Oct 5, 2011) Steve’s brilliance, passion, and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives. The world is immeasurably better because of Steve. His greatest love was for his wife, [...]
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100 Day Project – Day 22 – 9:40 a.m. (a day late) When teaching is challenging, ask yourself what Mr. Rogers would do. (Those of my readers who know me, know that Mr. Rogers is my all time favorite person in the world – not counting family, of course.) I’ve had a great week teaching, [...]
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100 Day Project – Day 14 – 12:26 p.m. A wonderful family weekend results in Monday morning moments of “Should I feel regretful?” because all of the homework and planning I was going to do over the weekend remains undone. A never ending challenge to my own commitment to good teaching is brought on by [...]
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100 Day Project – Day 4 – 9:36 a.m. Yesterday’s teaching load was one that probably most wouldn’t choose! I begin the day at 8 sitting in on half of a learning community that a colleague and I set up. At 9:30, the class is mine to lead, in what is generally called Freshman Study [...]
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In just a few days, I’ll be blogging again while hubby and I attend the annual Shaker Seminar. Before that, however, I want to post a little memory in honor of my father-in-law who passed this past week. I’d known him for the close to 40 years I’ve been married to his son. He was [...]
It’s a beautiful spring day here — after yesterday’s gloomy April showers. There’s just a tiny bit of snow pack left between houses. This morning’s smells make me think of the forsythia bush next to 20 New St where often when spring broke out my children could be found setting up house. It also [...]
