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So little time; so much to read

fsjenner wrote 1 month ago: I am so behind.  So behind in my reading.  So behind in posting on my own blog. My current job as pr … more →

Tags: Quality Teachers/Quality Teaching, School Improvement, Teacher Reading, Science Education, Education News

Jupina-glazed pork belly16 comments

Shelley-belly wrote 2 months ago: I’ve neglected this blog for too many months. I’m going to get back into it. Not always … more →

Tags: General, Jupiña, pork belly, Shelley Belly, Shelley-belly's Underground, underground dining

Holy Survey, Batman!8 comments

fsjenner wrote 3 months ago: I never imagined, and I could never have predicted, the kerfuffle that has arisen over a survey of w … more →

Tags: Blogs and Blogging, Accountability, Attacks on Unions, my opinions

23rd Annual Chester Winter Carnivale Feb. 17, 2013

finditinchesterct wrote 3 months ago: Who can object to winter when it’s celebrated with magnificent ice carvings, a chili contest, and a … more →

Tags: Chester CT Events

Dirt Floor Recording Studio

finditinchesterct wrote 4 months ago: What’s Dirt Floor Recording Studio all about? Watch this short video shot by HawkHill Media to … more →

Tags: Music, Chester Business

Chester Historical Society Presents: The 2013 Bone Art Challenge

finditinchesterct wrote 4 months ago: Photo by Skip Hubbard The Chester Historical Society has come up with another fun challenge linking … more →

Tags: Chester CT Events, Art

23rd Annual Chester Winter Carnivale Feb. 17, 2013

finditinchesterct wrote 4 months ago: Who can object to winter when it’s celebrated with magnificent ice carvings, a chili contest, and a … more →

Tags: Chester CT Events

Bullying

fsjenner wrote 4 months ago: Bullying can be so difficult to uncover–such a challenge to prevent. If I was still a third gr … more →

Tags: School Days, a good education, children's literature

Happy New Year1 comment

fsjenner wrote 4 months ago: I had New Year’s Day dinner this afternoon at the retirement community where my 94-year old fa … more →

Tags: quality of life

What Different Impressions They Make2 comments

fsjenner wrote 4 months ago: I cleaned out one of the drawers beside my desk yesterday. Buried at the bottom was a copy of a prov … more →

Tags: Career Opportunities, my opinions, Women's Issues

"Teaching reading IS rocket science."2 comments

fsjenner wrote 6 months ago: I love this quote. I picked it up from a colleague and friend who taught reading for her entire care … more →

Tags: a good education, Literacy, Science Education, Reading, Science

Is it boredom or apathy?1 comment

fsjenner wrote 6 months ago: This question comes from a great little movie called The Trotsky–click here to see a movie tra … more →

Tags: my opinions

Diet and Night Rendezvous

Xixianne wrote 8 months ago: Nowadays I’m used to eating the list of food I have for my diet which consists of canned fish, … more →

Tags: Diet

Building Bridges / Strengthening Infrastructure1 comment

fsjenner wrote 9 months ago: a) I only post when I have something to say.                                                         … more →

Tags: Teachers and Teaching, Education Professionals, Blogs and Blogging, Education reform, Accountability

College Is Wasted on the Young2 comments

fsjenner wrote 9 months ago: Really. It is. I first had this insight when my youngest son headed off to college back in the fall … more →

Tags: quality of life, my opinions

Consommé: round two. This time we brought a Bloody Mary to the party.2 comments

Shelley-belly wrote 9 months ago: Let me start by addressing the “that’s so 70s” accusation. Yes, it is. But in the 70s I was mostly e … more →

Tags: Starters, Basil, bloody mary, consomme, egg whites, Food, liquid egg whites, palate cleanser, raft

The one with all the brackets. Or the one about the bacon salt. 15 comments

Shelley-belly wrote 10 months ago: “It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn’t use long, difficult words but rather short, e … more →

Tags: Snacks and Treats, Sides, bacon, Bacon Salt, Food, French fries, Pork, Winnie the Pooh

Whatever Became of Elementary Science? (Part 3)1 comment

fsjenner wrote 11 months ago: Why on earth is elementary science getting such short shrift in the 21st century? As my father … more →

Tags: Science Education

READ RAVITCH3 comments

fsjenner wrote 11 months ago: If you are not following Diane Ravitch’s blog–you should be!  http://dianeravitch.net/ S … more →

Tags: Teachers and Teaching, Blogs and Blogging, my opinions, Public Education


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