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86 days

March 9th, 2014 · No Comments · 100 Days Project, Important People, Musings, Quote of the Week, retirement, time, Work

“We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time.” ? T.S. Eliot, Four Quartets

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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 […]

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Our Cuba Sojourn – Day 2 in Havana

January 29th, 2013 · No Comments · Cuba, eating, Museums, Musings, photo of the week, Quote of the Week, travel

It’s January in Havana, and after leaving 13 degrees Farenheit at home, we think 85 degrees F in Havana is delightful!  But, apparently, the locals say it’s too hot!  It’s supposed to be hovering in the 70s with a nice breeze.  The breeze is there, and it is humid, but we’re happy! Our second day […]

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100 Day Project – Day 53 – Innovators

November 7th, 2011 · No Comments · 100 Days Project, Books, Children, College students, Education, Important People, Quote of the Week, Reading

100 Day Project – Day 53 – 10:14 pm “Education, for most people, means trying to lead the child to resemble the typical adult of his society…but for me, education means making creators…you have to make inventors, innovators, not conformists.”  Jean Piaget I’ve just purchased the newly published Steve Jobs biography by Walter Isaacson  (although […]

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100 Day Project – Day 39 – Quality

October 15th, 2011 · No Comments · 100 Days Project, Children, College students, Education, Quote of the Week, Teaching & Learning, Work

100 Day Project – Day 39 – the next day at 6:34….. “It is important to ask and answer this question:  What do students need to know and be able to do “out there” as a result of their work in our classrooms.”     Ruth Stiehls   The Outcomes Primer Exactly!  I ask myself this constantly.  At […]

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