There are so many thoughts so often during the day now as I look ahead to retirement. I really should begin to say retirement from this work/job. I’ve a million ideas of things to do, and no clear vision as to which one or more I might or should focus on. Some of the thoughts […]
Entries Tagged as 'teaching'
64, 63 and the ballet
March 30th, 2014 · Comments Off on 64, 63 and the ballet · 100 Days Project, Art, Children, Dance, Learning Spanish, Musings, My Goals, Teaching & Learning, time, Work
85 days and a phone
March 10th, 2014 · Comments Off on 85 days and a phone · 100 Days Project, College students, Education, Musings, retirement, Teaching & Learning, Work
Memo: I have not phoned it in. Today I went to the All College Meeting. It likely occurs at other colleges as well, but once a month, many of the faculty and staff gather for an hour at lunch in our lecture hall. The President fills us in on current economic news (as we are […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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