I truly have been thinking about this blog, and not short of material. But the last few days have had more bitter than sweet and I simply got hung up on that. I don’t want to write about those moments or focus on them anymore. Those are the things that created the stress in this […]
Entries Tagged as '100 Days Project'
28, 27, 26, 25 and bittersweet moments indeed…
May 7th, 2014 · 1 Comment · 100 Days Project, College students, Education, Fundraiser, Musings, retirement, Work
30, 29 and the count-down
May 3rd, 2014 · Comments Off on 30, 29 and the count-down · 100 Days Project, College students, Musings, retirement, Teaching & Learning
It’s hard to believe I’m under 30 days until I retire from this position! As someone asked yesterday, “Yes, you have 30 days, but how many “real” days?”, meaning I have only three more class days, and the rest of the time is a few last meetings, a few celebrations and cleaning up my desk. […]
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31 and last times
May 1st, 2014 · Comments Off on 31 and last times · 100 Days Project, College students, Education, Musings, retirement, Teaching & Learning, time
Just as I try not to say, “the trip of a lifetime,” because there’s always another opportunity to go on another trip and experience new things, I’ve been hesitant to say “the last time,” when it comes to my retirement. Today marked the last time – at least the “official” last time that a group […]
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33 and Abigail Adams Eliot
April 30th, 2014 · Comments Off on 33 and Abigail Adams Eliot · 100 Days Project, Education, Important People, Musings, retirement, Teaching & Learning
Tonight brought the evening honoring our local child care providers: we call it the Abigail Adams Eliot Award for local Educator and Administrator. It was a lovely evening with a STEM focus, with tables of local organizations, dinner and a presentation about STEM for early care providers. At one point the moderator asked all those […]
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34 and a week!
April 28th, 2014 · Comments Off on 34 and a week! · 100 Days Project, Children, College students, Education, Musings, retirement, Teaching & Learning
Well, okay, somewhere, and I know where, more than a few days went by! This, however, is what my life usually looks like! What did I do in that time that claimed my time? Let’s see: taught classes, supervised student teachers, spent the day in NYC getting there via a bus trip that the Art […]
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