1.24.24 We had some unexpected fun in my classroom this morning. I hung up a new set of Social Emotional Learning (SEL) posters before school started, and the kiddos were fascinated by them. Especially the poster of the Periodic Table of SEL Elements. It lays out SEL skills in a format that mimics the traditional …
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Professor Sandman’s Cosmic Jukebox of Harmonic Consciousness: TENDER by Blur
Jan. 23, 2024 Some songs evoke a general feeling or recall a period of time. Maybe bring back moments from an old relationship. Others have a laser focus, honing in on a moments-long sense memory as vivid as the dog napping in front of me as I write. Tender, from Britpop band Blur’s 1999 album, …
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Professor Sandman’s Cosmic Jukebox of Harmonic Consciousness: WICHITA LINEMAN by Friends of Dean Martinez
Jan. 22, 2024 I had a song picked out and ready to go, but then a headache came on, out of nowhere. So here’s something nice and mellow. It’s a surf-guitar-driven instrumental version of the 1968 Glen Campbell classic, Wichita Lineman. Here, it’s performed by the incomparable Friends of Dean Martinez, which can be found …
Professor Sandman’s Cosmic Jukebox of Harmonic Consciousness: IT’S A GOOD LIFE IF YOU DON’T WEAKEN
Jan. 21, 2024 Tonight’s song, from the Tragically Hip’s exceptional 2002 album, In Violet Light, is more than just a good song. It’s an important song. It’s a song that reinforces my moral compass, giving me direction when I feel uncertain. Gord Downie’s powerful but quivering voice reminds me through the lyrics that a good …
Professor Sandman’s Cosmic Jukebox of Harmonic Consciousness: SMALL TOWN by John Mellencamp
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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