“We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time.” ? T.S. Eliot, Four Quartets
Entries Tagged as 'learning'
86 days
March 9th, 2014 · Comments Off on 86 days · 100 Days Project, Important People, Musings, Quote of the Week, retirement, time, Work
88 days and adventure
March 5th, 2014 · Comments Off on 88 days and adventure · 100 Days Project, College students, family, Important People, Musings, My Goals, retirement, time, Volunteer, Work
I work with the nicest of folks. On my way out of the building today, I saw one of the Psychology faculty and commented on how little I’d managed to see her this semester, even though she and I are only about six offices apart. It turns out she has quite a heavy teaching load […]
Tags: adventure·climate change·college·conversations·daughter·family·learning·passion·retirement·teaching·time·Work
89 days and pre-service teachers
March 5th, 2014 · Comments Off on 89 days and pre-service teachers · 100 Days Project, Children, College students, Education, Musings, Teaching & Learning, Work
Every spring semester I teach the student teaching class. This involves a two and a half hour weekly class seminar, plus regular visits to the field where student teachers are working 12 – 15 hours a week in a early care and education setting. I generally keep the placements nearby to the college to keep […]
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93 days and grandparents
February 28th, 2014 · Comments Off on 93 days and grandparents · 100 Days Project, Children, Education, family, Grandparents, Musings, retirement, Work
I had the pleasure of being an 8 year old’s adopted grandmother this morning. My granddaughter, who attends a private school, has a best friend who attends the public school. They met in the kindergarten year at the private school. The best friend doesn’t have any local grandparents, and so I was honored to be […]
Tags: aging·Children·community·daughter·family·grandparent·learning·New England·reading·retirement·school·teaching·Work
94 days and a tired feeling
February 27th, 2014 · Comments Off on 94 days and a tired feeling · 100 Days Project, Children, College students, Musings, My Goals, retirement, Work
Early this morning, I wrote some very good notes on what I would blog about today. The pleasure of really hitting the nail on the head in class when I combine short lectures with active hands-on activities and by the end of the class, there’s real understanding and connections. The pleasure of reading aloud to […]
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