Yesterday afternoon, I closed up my classroom for 10 days. Nate the Great, Cam Jansen, Nancy Drew, and the rest of their mystery-solving cohort are back on the bookshelves. Multiplication anchor charts are rolled up and put away until we need them again later this winter, and the December Number Corner calendar has been swapped …
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An Open Letter to Educators In & Around Lewiston, ME
Dear Educators In & Around Lewiston, ME, I’m getting ready for bed, and you’re on my mind. I can’t imagine how you’re preparing yourselves for tomorrow. And my heart breaks for you. Your biggest concern tomorrow should be how in the world you’re going to get your students to chill out enough so you all …
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Catching Up
When I was a kid, I absolutely hated missing school. Not that I wanted to be at school every single day, but falling behind was the worst. Getting that packet of missed work that absolutely had to be done — every little bit of it — was an awful feeling. I’m the same way as …
Hopeful Puzzle Pieces
I should be planning for the week right now, but inspiration struck. I was listening to The Creative Weirdos, a podcast I learned about this morning. The host and his guests were discussing David Lynch and Twin Peaks. About an hour into the episode, they brought up Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity, …
Teacher/Nurse, Nurse/Teacher
This is a bit of a long walk, but stick with me. I promise I have a point to make about teaching. My wife and I just got home from a funeral for a friend of ours. A wonderful woman who lives - I use the present tense because her spirit is still very much …
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