how lucky am i that this was both for me?
—
on this
my very last day of teaching
soon to be retired
with who knows what
adventure still to come.
—
“if i thought i knew what was going to happen, it wouldn’t be worth doing. the challenge is how joyfully, with what sense of fun and adventure and playfulness, we will greet it. we don’t have to look for what the next thing will be.if experience is any judge, it’ll come flowing toward us like a river.”
-stephen colbert
“teach the children, it’s painting in fresco.”
— ralph waldo emerson
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How do you paint in fresco?
Frescos are paintings that are created by adding paint to wet plaster. When an artist paints a mural on a wall, they start by applying a layer of plaster to the wall and then add the paint. The paint sinks into the plaster as it dries and it becomes part of the wall.
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
“when you really pay attention, everything is your teacher.”
-ezra bayda
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sugarbush park, ann arbor, mi, usa – summer 2022
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
—
weareteachers.com (1950s vintage)
on the first of three days
of parent-teacher conferences
at the end of just our second family meeting
one of us
(names are unimportant)
closed the conference
with a friendly goodbye –
“have a great weekend!”
only to
glance up
noticing
it was actually
tuesday at 10:02am.
almost there….
—
“begin with the end in mind.”
-stephen covey
today is the first day back at school
i imagine the kinder calmly gliding into nature with me
all possibilities are on the table
could be more like the picture below
most likely will fall somewhere in between.
“today is a most unusual day, because we have never lived it before; we will never live it again; it is the only day we have.”
-william arthur ward
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photo credits: vintage pinterest, gamma-keystone london
(not my actual class, but what they might look like
if they weren’t preschool students
if it was back in the day
and
if they were leaving an actual school building)
HAPPY LAST DAY TO ONE AND ALL, LOVE YOUR TEACHER – WE MADE IT, AND I SALUTE YOU!
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“today is the first and last day of forever.”
-stephenie meyer
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image credit: ann arbor district library archives
“if we are to teach real peace in this world,
and if we are to carry on a real war against war,
we shall have to begin with the children.”
-mahatma gandhi
“i have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion.
these three are your greatest treasures.”
-lao tzu
I didn't have my glasses on.... 