Poetry Friday: Sounds and Song
Since it is poetry Friday I started to think about what I was going to write about today. I had children’s poetry books I got out of the library last…
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Traits of Writing Poetry
Since my work a week ago when I conducted a mini-lesson on writing Haiku at Wetland Education Days, I have been thinking a lot about writing. One of the most…
We need the village. We do.
Monday evening I was at parent-teacher conferences. My youngest son is a senior in high school and is currently involved in a large solo art project in a nearby community. …
Going Out with Hope
Yesterday was my last day of work at a job I’ve only had a little more than 8 months. It was a job I wanted, a job I was given…
Gifted and Challenged: Part I of a Three Part Series.
“No one ever talks about it,” said the mom. “It is frustrating and lonely.” She insinuated that she did not know what to do or how to parent her son,…
Space Explorations
A Child’s Memory I don’t know about you, but I love all this stuff about space. There’s been many stories in the news lately due the the 50th anniversary of…
Potential
I’ve been thinking a lot about potential lately….. Future Potential, Unrealized Potential, Untapped Potential, or even, Staying because of Potential. It is an odd contemplation. Unrealized potential is a little…
Oh, that odd English language, again. States of the word state.
The English Language In the English language, state is an odd word. Just look at this list of phrases: In what state do you live? He was in a depressed…
