It really struck me today that I’m six classes away from the end of my adult teacher education teaching career. I walked the two miles to work on a beautiful spring day enjoying the college’s many marshes and ducks coming to spend their spring with us. In early childhood curriculum class we talked about one […]
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41and nature
April 22nd, 2014 · Comments Off on 41and nature · 100 Days Project, Children, College students, Education, Musings, Reading, retirement
Tags: Children·family·Louv·Nature·reading·teaching·woods·Work
45 and the next generation of teachers
April 18th, 2014 · Comments Off on 45 and the next generation of teachers · 100 Days Project, Children, College students, Education, Musings, retirement, Teaching & Learning
Last night I went to the Greenfield Center School‘s Variety Show. I was witness to the most talented, creative and lovely acts ever – musical acts put together by children of all ages, and in many cases written by them. They played and sang music with each other, with family members, and with their teachers. […]
Tags: Children·family·learning·music·passion·retirement·teaching
47 and scholarships
April 15th, 2014 · Comments Off on 47 and scholarships · 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
53 and a duck
April 9th, 2014 · 1 Comment · 100 Days Project, College students, Education, family, Grandparents, Musings, My Goals, retirement, Work
Now that the announcements has been made of who has earned the title Professor Emeritus at my college, I have to admit I am disappointed that one of them is not me. I knew it wouldn’t be; even if simply that it requires 15 years of service, and I only have 14 years in. I […]
Tags: access·grandparent·learning·passion·retirement·teaching·Work
60 and teacher education
April 2nd, 2014 · Comments Off on 60 and teacher education · 100 Days Project, Children, College students, Education, Musings, My Goals, retirement, Teaching & Learning, time, Work
Today, as I stood on a playground (thank goodness I chose my winter coat and gloves today) observing a student teacher, I did feel sad at this part of my work that I will no longer do. I estimate that I’ve been part of upwards of 125 early childhood teachers educational journeys. It’s certainly more […]
Tags: Children·retirement·students·teacher education·teaching·Work