100 Day Project – Day 28 – 12:49 p.m. First a word about the numbering of days: For those of you who care, and frankly, I’m not sure anyone does, somehow I skipped from Day 22 to Day 28. In my real life that was only 3 days – the weekend – since I last […]
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100 Day Project – Day 28 – Reading
October 3rd, 2011 · Comments Off on 100 Day Project – Day 28 – Reading · 100 Days Project, College students, Musings, Reading, Teaching & Learning, Work
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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 21 – Librarians
September 28th, 2011 · Comments Off on 100 Day Project – Day 21 – Librarians · 100 Days Project, librarians, Quote of the Week, Teaching & Learning, Work
100 Day Project – Day 21 – 8:04 p.m. Today at the community college where I teach the librarians hosted a Banned Book reading. The librarians had a few excerpts to read, and others brought readings as well. We heard segments from Harry Potter, Lolita, And Tango Makes Three and the entire Howl. I was […]
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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
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 […]
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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