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A year in review
I’m wondering what this review will hold. I’m looking forward to finding the lessons that have been hidden until now. I’m aware of the lack that will most certainly be revealed… more →
Life and Stuff Like it
Musings...
musingsfromtheacademy wrote 3 months ago: It has been months since I have written here; and even longer since I have reflected and written on … more →
Mr.Brown, I have TEN girlfriends!
tfamatt wrote 5 months ago: One thing that really helps transitioning back to the daily grind (and it is a grind) of Institute i … more →
Mannish Boy
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Stendhal wrote 6 months ago: (This is the second in a series of reflective posts about my first year teaching. The first can be f … more →
A year in review
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punkeydoodle wrote 6 months ago: I’m wondering what this review will hold. I’m looking forward to finding the lessons th … more →
Countdown: 3
punkeydoodle wrote 6 months ago: Today’s countdown is dedicated to the little moments here and there that make a difference. T … more →
Countdown:6
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punkeydoodle wrote 6 months ago: A day at the beach was pretty fabulous. What do you do when your (mean) teacher makes you keep your … more →
Countdown: 7
punkeydoodle wrote 6 months ago: Today was the day for a new favorite memory. One of my hardest kiddos- the one who is developing fr … more →
Countdown: 8
punkeydoodle wrote 6 months ago: One morning, I walked back into my classroom from talking to someone in the hall to a nearly silent … more →
Countdown: 9
punkeydoodle wrote 6 months ago: On my list of favorite things, kind and encouraging parents are huge. Monday started with an email … more →
Countdown: 10
punkeydoodle wrote 6 months ago: When I was a little one in Sunday School, we sang a song called, “The Countdown Song.” … more →
No Place like...elementary school...for romance
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punkeydoodle wrote 6 months ago: Quotes of the day: Me: Your options are cheese pizza or Canadian bacon pizza. Student 1: I don … more →
Oh, the rush
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punkeydoodle wrote 6 months ago: The adrenaline rush of a child’s blowout (items thrown across the classroom and/or limbs flail … more →
Moms and Philistines
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punkeydoodle wrote 7 months ago: From that glorious room called 211, here are a few quotes from last week: Me: (displaying a non-fict … more →
Restitution: Exhibit from 1st grade
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punkeydoodle wrote 7 months ago: This is what I found in my box after school on Thursday: It reads: May 14, 2009 Dear Ms. Olson Sorry … more →
Jehovah Jirah
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punkeydoodle wrote 7 months ago: My Provider of sunshine and blue skies on an entirely-outside field trip, parent volunteers who are … more →
Once upon a time,
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punkeydoodle wrote 7 months ago: there was a little girl. She loved to play school, and she loved having lots of pupils to teach whe … more →
This week's learning:
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punkeydoodle wrote 7 months ago: If you are too sick to use a nice voice, you should stay home. If you are brought to tears by the no … more →
Happy Teacher Moment
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punkeydoodle wrote 8 months ago: They don’t happen every moment, so I figured I should celebrate. I started today with a quote … more →
...a few more spring delights...
punkeydoodle wrote 8 months ago: the not-obnoxiously-lime but bright green of the brand-new leaves all over trees as life reappears + … more →
