Category Archives: thoughts

One Little Word, (OLW) 2020

Posted on January 5, 2020 by Be Strong. Be Courageous. Be You

Something keeps showing up again and again in my life across the past several months. It’s out of place with my status quo. Why? It takes place outside even in the heat and in the cold. It’s active, but it’s … Continue reading →

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THAT child

Posted on February 7, 2017 by Be Strong. Be Courageous. Be You

I read this blog post a couple of years ago  when it was first written.  I understood it then from a teachers’ point of view. Today it was shared with me again and I realized I have a whole new … Continue reading →

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This is Not a Political Post

Posted on November 1, 2016 by Be Strong. Be Courageous. Be You

I’m voting tonight. Voting early. Only by a week. But early still.  I’m ready. Well, at least I thought I was ready.  I began studying the issues, initiatives – there are 17 on our state’s ballot this year – a … Continue reading →

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Learning in Public

Posted on October 18, 2016 by Be Strong. Be Courageous. Be You

I got to have a long-breakfast-lunch-time with a treasured colleague who’s become a heart friend last week. Thanks to a once in a blue moon Wednesday holiday from school, he – from the East Coast – Brooklyn – and me from … Continue reading →

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Let’s talk about Pokemon Go!

Posted on August 9, 2016 by Be Strong. Be Courageous. Be You

Educators are always looking for an in. Here are a few reasons we need to know something about Pokemon Go! before our students return to school this fall. The technology!  This is Google Maps and Google Earth, coupled with a … Continue reading →

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It’s What’s Up

Posted on April 19, 2016 by Be Strong. Be Courageous. Be You

The school site is a hive abuzz. We have reached the apex of our year together. Students sit, heads bowed low over texts and computers. Pencils scritch-scritch-scritch with thoughts and responses, working to show all they know on high-stakes standardised … Continue reading →

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Every day for a month

Posted on March 31, 2016 by Be Strong. Be Courageous. Be You

This month of blogging has been quite a commitment. I have kept others waiting while I blogged away each and every day. I have put things off. I have cleared time. I have made writing, thinking, considering and publishing a … Continue reading →

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Dominoes & Thinking Collide

Posted on March 29, 2016 by Be Strong. Be Courageous. Be You

“Let’s play dominoes,” I suggested. We did. We played three games. I lost all three. I got a little discouraged. I began to think maybe I needed to switch up my strategy. I placed my dominoes by common numbers, a lot … Continue reading →

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Fear

Posted on March 28, 2016 by Be Strong. Be Courageous. Be You

This concept arises in us all at one time or another. It is relative. Sometimes it is big and outside of us. Times like 9-11, the beginnings of the bombing of Iraq, Afganistan. Sometimes it is up close and personal. … Continue reading →

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Trust

Posted on March 27, 2016 by Be Strong. Be Courageous. Be You

The very word calls up ISSUES “Trust me,” whispers in shadows. . . “even though I may not be trustworthy.” “Trust me,” murmurs behind closed door. . . “because I’m not willing to share the truth.” “I don’t think I … Continue reading →

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