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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31 and last times
May 1st, 2014 · No Comments · 100 Days Project, College students, Education, Musings, retirement, Teaching & Learning, time
Tags: Children·college·first·last·learning·lifetime·retirement·students·teaching·travel
33 and Abigail Adams Eliot
April 30th, 2014 · No Comments · 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 […]
Tags: Abigail Adams Eliot·child care providers·Children·college·learning·retirement·teaching
34 and a week!
April 28th, 2014 · No Comments · 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 […]
Tags: Books·Children·college·learning·passion·retirement·teaching·Work
47 and scholarships
April 15th, 2014 · No Comments · 100 Days Project, College students, Education, Musings, retirement, Teaching & Learning
When I think about the millions that our students at our community college don’t have, it’s maddening. I just saw a headline that half of our Congress are millionaires. Let me tell you a story of one student: pregnant with her second child (don’t go assuming too young, she’s not), living with the father of […]
Tags: college·goals·millionaires·retirement·students·success·teaching
52 and appreciation
April 10th, 2014 · No Comments · 100 Days Project, College students, Musings, retirement, Work
Well, that’s what I get for being too fast to draw a conclusion – you know how that goes, don’t you? This morning I received a phone call from my college’s President that I will be receiving an award for service to the college at commencement! I am so honored! The award is in honor […]
Tags: award·college·honor·retirement·Work