Day 100 Project – Day 19 – 7:53 p.m. The excuses, oh sorry, reasons, have begun. Why my reading response is late, and when I’ll get it in to you — okay? I’ve learned at community college that many excuses are reasons; and incredibly legitimate reasons. Just today a young woman called to tell me […]
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100 Day Project – Day 19 – Excuses and Reasons
September 26th, 2011 · 5 Comments · 100 Days Project, Children, Musings, photo of the week, Teaching & Learning, Work
100 Day Project – Day 18 – Carla
September 25th, 2011 · 2 Comments · 100 Days Project, Musings, Quote of the Week, Teaching & Learning, Work
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 […]
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100 Day Project – Day 17 – Power
September 22nd, 2011 · Comments Off on 100 Day Project – Day 17 – Power · 100 Days Project, Musings, Quote of the Week, Teaching & Learning, Work
100 Day Project – Day 17 – 9:47 p.m. If I accept you as you are, I will make you worse; however if I treat you as though you are what you are capable of becoming, I help you become that. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe A student that I had last semester came up to […]
100 Day Project – Day 15 – Balance or Roller Coaster
September 20th, 2011 · 1 Comment · 100 Days Project, Musings, Teaching & Learning, Work
100 Day Project – Day 15 – 9:17 p.m. Today was a teaching high! Last fall in a 100 level course for pre-service early care and education students, I introduced the concept of deciding what you will read when. Well, it’s not really choosing what you will read of any material – but what you […]
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100 Day Project – Day 14 – Dedication
September 19th, 2011 · Comments Off on 100 Day Project – Day 14 – Dedication · 100 Days Project, family, Teaching & Learning, 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 […]
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