i so love this card from my student
‘i get up in the morning looking for an adventure.’
-george foreman
May14
Category Archives: teacher
Mar8
the final conference.
after many years
yesterday
was my very last experience
sitting at a table
sharing stories with families
listening to their stories
connecting over something unique and wonderful
their child
at parent teacher conferences
in priceless conversations.
—
“conversations are the most direct way to connect with people.”
-padgett powell, american novelist
Jun8
forever.
school’s out.
—
“today is the first and last day of forever.”
-stephanie meyer
May6
long distance connection.
how exciting for the class (and for me)
to receive a beautiful poster and message
from our penpal friends
led by a blogging friend/teacher i admire, jennie fitzkee
all the way from the aqua room in massachusetts
connections can be made in so many wonderful ways.
jennie with the letter we sent back to our friends in massachusetts
https://jenniefitzkee.com/2023/05/03/thank-you-letters/
—
“with a little paper and ink –
and some help from the postal service –
friendship can span many years and many miles.”
-caroline rose kraft
Nov4
gifted.
after 3 days of conferences with parents
sharing stories of each child’s gifts
i’m all talked out
but really loved the conversations.
—
“we are all gifted, that is our inheritance.”
-ethel waters
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photo credit: bbc earth
Sep13
story about the stories.
on this special day
i brought out
an old treasured story
written by
my former student, nicole
who i taught for grades k-2
(in a school where we were known by our first names)
a story about me sharing stories
made me cry happy tears to read
how much she enjoyed the stories
what ginormous heaps of praise
from a fellow roald dahl fan.
—
happy roald dahl story day!!
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“words are our most inexhaustible source of magic.”
-albus dumbledore (j.k. rowling, harry potter series)
Sep9
beginning.
the little ones came to school
most for the first time ever
filling our room with emotion and energy
a few minutes into our day
one had me write
an urgent note to her mom
that read:
“bring the car!”
we’re all tired and mostly all happy
tomorrow we begin again.
—
“be willing to be a beginner every single morning.”
-meister eckhart
Jun15
everything.
“when you really pay attention, everything is your teacher.”
-ezra bayda
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sugarbush park, ann arbor, mi, usa – summer 2022
Jun8
a wish for my students on their last day.
“there is nothing wrong with loving the crap out of everything.
negative people find their walls.
so never apologize for your enthusiasm.
never.ever.ever.
-ryan adams
may you all live like this forever. and ever. and ever.
love, your teacher
(who lives like this too)
Mar16
something special.
not my class or horse, but a tiny bit similar if you squint your eyes.
the quote below perfectly sums up my vocation.
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“if you laugh, you think, and you cry, that’s a full day. that’s a heck of a day.
you do that seven days a week, you’re going to have something special.”
-jim valvano
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weareteachers.com (1950s vintage)
I didn't have my glasses on.... 