100 Day Project – Day 44 – 9:30 p.m. This evening I had occasion to have dinner with three other very bright, and devoted women: women who have worked for years with young children and their families. Discussion ranged from jobs and families to the state of politics, and about children. This recent study was […]
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100 Day Project – Day 44 – Risk taking
October 19th, 2011 · Comments Off on 100 Day Project – Day 44 – Risk taking · 100 Days Project, Children, family, Musings, Work
Tags: Children·conversations·family·research·risk·teaching·technology
100 Day Project – Day 32 – Play
October 7th, 2011 · Comments Off on 100 Day Project – Day 32 – Play · 100 Days Project, Children, family, Musings, Play
The three day weekend starting tomorrow reminds me of the importance of play for adults! Next week in my Introduction to Early Childhood Education, we’ll talk about play: what it is, the stages of play, how to support it, how to help children who don’t have a multiple assortment of ways to do it, and […]
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100 Day Project – Day 30 – Steve Jobs
October 5th, 2011 · Comments Off on 100 Day Project – Day 30 – Steve Jobs · 100 Days Project, family, Important People, Musings, Website of the Week
Apple’s Board of Directors wrote: We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today (Weds Oct 5, 2011) Steve’s brilliance, passion, and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives. The world is immeasurably better because of Steve. His greatest love was for his wife, […]
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100 Day Project – Day 22 – Honesty
September 30th, 2011 · Comments Off on 100 Day Project – Day 22 – Honesty · 100 Days Project, family, Important People, Teaching & Learning, Work
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, […]
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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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