Slice of Life Tuesday: I’m Sorry, You’ve Been Disconnected!
This morning I am wondering how many of our high school students are feeling. The school is instituting a new (changed) policy on cell phone usage. As I understand it,…
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January’s Season of Limbo
Today, I am having a little trouble deciding what to write about. I’ve been writing this blog since the end of February 2017 and rarely have I had trouble coming…
Science Centers
Today. I accompanied my son’s art class to the Science Center of Minnesota located in the city of St. Paul. They currently have an exhibit called Body Worlds. Since my…
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…
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,…
