Showing posts with label teachers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label teachers. Show all posts
Saturday, December 29, 2018

Presents Are Fun, But What Do You Give?

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This music teacher had a lovely Christmas season.  The choir sang beautifully before the local Christmas parade, then sang the National Anth...
Wednesday, August 8, 2018

Teacher Talk

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Tomorrow - my twenty-ninth first day of school as a teacher.  Considering I took five years off, I started teaching thirty-three years ago. ...
Sunday, February 25, 2018

Ring Around the Issue

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Everyone wants something done.  There is not a soul that says "Oh, just leave EVERYTHING the way it is, it's working great!"  ...
Sunday, March 23, 2014

Let's Save the World, Teachers!! (Or at least finish the year!) 3/23/14

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I saw "Divergent" last night.  I really like the movies set in the dystopian future, especially ones based on YA novels that I hav...
Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Getting Poked, Prodded, and Patted 2/26/14

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I ran over a nail.  My new car beeped at me "Low Tire Pressure!!".  I saw the nail - it was toward the outside of the tire, just s...
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Sunday, January 26, 2014

Five Things This Teacher Will Always Wonder 1/26/14

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My own words this afternoon kind of surprised me.  "Several times a day, I wonder what it would be like to work among adults only.  But...
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Saturday, January 11, 2014

Where My Brain Goes During Staff Development 1/11/14

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It is the bane (or blessing, if you choose) of any teacher's existence:  having to sit through hours of staff development.  Usually occu...
Sunday, November 10, 2013

Practicing What I Preach or How to Act Like a Grown-Up 11/10/13

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"He hit me!"  "I did not!" "Yes, you did, your elbow hit me when you sat down!"  Mrs. McCarty then intervenes:...
Wednesday, October 16, 2013

From MTAI to PDAS: M&Ms, Zombies and Mice

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The year, I believe, was 1987.  All teachers in Mississippi now had to be evaluated according to state standards.  "MTAI" was the ...
Friday, September 27, 2013

Questions abound 9/27/13

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I have a lot of questions.  Some of them deal with life and death.  Some of them deal with family and friends.  Some of them deal with work....
Saturday, September 21, 2013

Adam Levine is pretty - but just let me look at the sky occasionally 9/21/13

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* to Ramona, Christina, Tricia, Meiling and mostly Cathi - thanks for the fun!! It was a beautiful Thursday night for an outdoor concert. ...
Thursday, September 12, 2013

Oh My, The Things They Say! 9/12/13

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What fun I have teaching ages 5-11, every year along the way of their elementary school journey.  A music teacher is a constant in their lif...
Sunday, August 25, 2013

Being small is important, too! 8/25/13

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A kindergartner once gave me a picture he had drawn.  (Once?  A million times, probably, but I'm thinking of one in particular.) In this...
Thursday, August 22, 2013

The T-shirt Rebellion 8/22/13

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I wore a uniform to school from fourth grade until I graduated. We hated them.  Doesn't everybody that has to wear a school uniform hate...
Monday, August 19, 2013

The First Day Blues 8/19/13

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First day blues.....I got 'em.  I prepared myself to go back to work, I did.  I wrote another piece to tell people how I feel, but pleas...
Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Just Ok 8/14/13

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* The opinions and scenarios below are not intended to cause guilt, blame or any such feeling from anyone.  If anything, I feel guilty for b...
Monday, August 5, 2013

Getting The Back To School Letter (Wrong Papers, Wrong Walls, Wrong Stuff) 8/5/13

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It happened today.  That letter, or e-mail, in this day and time, that says "HEADS UP!  OUT OF THE POOL!!  YOU GO BACK TO SCHOOL IN A C...
Saturday, August 3, 2013

Why Do I Teach Music? 8/3/13

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I started out as a music teacher because I could explain those musical ideas clearly.  Helping other people understand notes and what they s...
Tuesday, July 30, 2013

The Voice of Authority 7/30/13

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It comes naturally to most teachers; that take-charge voice that can command a crowd.  If you're a very good teacher, it will simply sou...
Saturday, July 27, 2013

The thing about Keswick...

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  Dedicated to the friends and teachers from my time at Keswick Christian School, and especially to the class of 1980, all 31 of us! ...
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