“a creative project is a moving target.
You never end up where you start.’
-evangeline lilly
—
the kinders remind me of this each and every day.
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Oct21
Tag Archives: learning
Sep15
talents.
one writes numbers
happy giggles
one draws lines
purple squiggles
two young kinders
share a table
each one proud
of what they’re able.
—
“use what talents you possess;
the woods would be very silent
if no birds sang there except those that sang best.”
-henry van dyke
Sep12
next to each other.
language connects us.
—
“oh, how scary and wonderful it is that letters and words
can change our lives simply by being next to each other.”
-kamand kojouri
Sep8
first time.
today on the first day
we welcomed our
new multi-age kinders class
(3s, 4s, and early 5s)
each in their own age and stage
to our school
many for the first time.
—
“everybody has to learn for the first time.”
-joshua lederberg
(1925 – 2008) american molecular biologist known for his work in microbial genetics, artificial intelligence, and the united states space program. 1958 nobel prize winner.
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image credit: rural images
Jul27
yoga.
i began a yoga class this summer
and share a quiet space
with an friendly group:
rambo with the headband,
the affectionate couple,
the woman about to give birth on the mat,
the giggler,
stretch armstrong,
the woman with lots of extra stuff,
and a smattering of others
all kinds of interesting
of various skill levels
our instructor
a sweet hippie fairy
with a lyrical whisper voice
leaves me guessing
watching the others
trying my best to follow
open my eyes, close my eyes, bend, stretch, balance, breathe, hold, lift, tilt, reach
go further
stay in synch with the others
all while relaxing and clearing my mind.
i’m getting there, and as my generous teacher said,
“at least you’re going one inch further each time.”
well, there you go
according to this math
i will be doing a headstand by the time i’m 93
i’m on my way.
—
“blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape.”
– author unknown
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photo credit: 1935, vintage bondi beach, australia, catherine annis
May9
sculpture.
when we come down the stairs we see a magical scene
full of sculptures before us
and we cannot stop running to the sculptures
that are all around us
we find out the difference between the meaning of
‘static’ – still
(like sculptures)
and
‘kinetic’ – moving
(our group leans heavily on the kinetic side)
and at last we sit to hear the story of this one
trying to be static.
“what sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the soul. “
-joseph addison
May6
chicken or the egg?
today, mr. roger, our snowplow driver
came back to our room
and brought some of his favorite birds to meet us
these two are chickens named marco polo and maranella
and they are married.
his granddaughter has a chicken for a pet and reads with it
and he really loves birds
even more than snowplowing.
mr. roger even showed us some of maranella’s treasures – her eggs
and we had the chance to gently touch everything and ask all kinds of questions.
it was amazing because he knew all of the answers.
he sure knows a lot about a lot.
—
“if I hadn’t started painting, i would have raised chickens.”
-grandma moses
