Today I felt a little of the reality of the time I will have to manage when I am retired. It’s been a hard start to my last semester; with unending snow storms, and school closings and all that effects in terms of supervising student teachers. But, this morning I completed the first round of […]
Entries Tagged as 'time'
84 and the rhythm of time
March 11th, 2014 · No Comments · 100 Days Project, College students, family, Musings, retirement, time, Work
88 days and adventure
March 5th, 2014 · No Comments · 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 · No Comments · 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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92 days and a question
March 1st, 2014 · No Comments · 100 Days Project, Children, Grandparents, Musings, My Goals, retirement, time, Work
At the Farmer’s Market this morning, someone asked me, after beginning with the comment that I didn’t have to answer if it was too personal, how was I feeling about this transition to my self-identity in this concept of retiring? What a good question! I’m not sure. I know that I’ve asked several retirees about […]
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94 days and a tired feeling
February 27th, 2014 · No Comments · 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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