Jan. 20, 2024 The go-to response from some people when I mention how much I struggle with winter is, “Well, why don’t you just move somewhere else?” As though family, money, and work weren’t things to be concerned about. But there’s a bigger reason than those to explain why I stay here in northwest Vermont, …
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(Un)Resolved
Welcome to 2024! As I write this, about half of the last day of our school break is still ahead of me. In terms of a weekend, 60 Minutes has just come on, and I’ve just realized I haven’t done my homework. This afternoon I’ll do some planning for the odd period of school ahead …
Break for the Broken
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 …
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 …
Before School
It was a wild morning. My feet hit the floor a few minutes after 5 (they should have been firmly planted and on the go right at 5). I made breakfast, showered, walked the dog, and made it to school a few minutes after 6. The next 90 or so minutes were a mad dash …
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