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, [...]
Tags: conversations·family·honesty·learning·Mr. Rogers·teaching·tutor
100 Day Project – Day 18 – 1:45 p.m. (when I started) “Here’s the lesson: If you have something to say on the page, don’t hesitate. Don’t procrastinate. Don’t make excuses. Seize every moment you find to write. Honor your voice and your stories. Starting now. Because this moment is all we have–take it from [...]
Tags: aging·conversations·family·loss of a dear friend·quote·teaching·Work
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 [...]
Tags: blogging·dedication·family·learning·teaching·time·Work
100 Days Project – Day 9 – 8:23 p.m. The long days of teaching are certainly that, aren’t they? Long days. I just took a quick look around the web for work/life balance information for teachers. Quite a lot is out there, even some interesting self-assessments with accompanying suggestions for readings or how to seek [...]
100 Days Project – Day 8 – 9:31 a.m. Last Friday it dawned on me that 100 days project in school meant 100 days in school! I had to debate with myself whether I was going to plan to write everyday or give myself permission not to make an entry on non-school days. So as [...]
Tags: blogging·Burnout·Children·family·learning·teaching·time
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 [...]
Tags: acgricultural fair·Children·community·family·learning·teaching
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 [...]
Thinking of my mom today: One year ago this week she had to be moved to an Alzheimer’s Care facility. I miss you.
Tags: aging·Alzheimer's·daughter·family
This week was filled with lovely and quick visits with our daughter, granddaughter, son (twice during the week between business locations at nearby large cities), 88 year old aunt and lovely fall weather. Last night we bid adieu to our son – leaving to catch his plane — as we were leaving to see a [...]
I don’t believe an accident of birth makes people sisters or brothers. It makes them siblings, gives them mutuality of parentage. Sisterhood and brotherhood is a condition people have to work at. ~Maya Angelou
