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73 and counting…

March 20th, 2014 · No Comments · 100 Days Project, Books, Musings, Reading, retirement, Site Seeing, Teaching & Learning, time, travel, Work

How did I get from 83 to 73?  Easy!  First, somehow I mis-counted by a few days, but more importantly, I took a break.  I went on a Spring Break trip!  Another “last,” I suppose.   I understand in retirement time runs a bit differently.  But, for this semester, I’m still on an academic calendar and […]

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95 days and a baby

February 26th, 2014 · No Comments · 100 Days Project, Children, College students, Education, retirement, Teaching & Learning, time

I’m so excited this morning that I need to make a note before the afternoon passes!  And, the reality of today is that my Wednesdays are very full and busy so I’d best post now! Today, at lunch time, I get to meet a newborn.  The baby is the child of one of our college’s […]

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96 days

February 25th, 2014 · No Comments · 100 Days Project, Children, College students, Education, Musings, retirement, Teaching & Learning, time, Work

The joy of observing a developing student teacher at work in a classroom was one of my tasks today.  There is no doubt I will miss the privilege and opportunity to support student teachers.  It is, at times, hard work.  There is always the threat that the placement and/or cooperating teacher is not a good […]

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98 days and a Sunday

February 23rd, 2014 · No Comments · 100 Days Project, College students, Education, Musings, retirement, Work

I’m looking forward to a Sunday, many of them actually, when I don’t have to spend the afternoon preparing for classes!  What will I do when I have no homework to read, lesson plans to write, and organizing of a briefcase to do? I have had the good fortune to breakfast once a semester with […]

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99 days, and I am counting.

February 23rd, 2014 · No Comments · Education, family, Musings, My Goals, retirement, Teaching & Learning, travel, Work

And, I suppose why not?  Some of the feelings up to this point – particularly as I was making the news known to my colleagues – were mixed.  It still feels mixed on occasion.  I really shall miss the teaching, and the privilege of watching the growth, of my students.  I will not miss what […]

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