“when you really pay attention, everything is your teacher.”
-ezra bayda
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sugarbush park, ann arbor, mi, usa – summer 2022
Jun15
Tag Archives: teach
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)
Mar9
the end in mind.
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
Sep17
most unusual day.
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
May29
today is…
(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!
—
“today is the first and last day of forever.”
-stephenie meyer
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image credit: ann arbor district library archives
Oct17
where to begin.
“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
Nov11
treasures.
“i have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion.
these three are your greatest treasures.”
-lao tzu
Jan12
life is like a restaurant: you walk in, hopefully find good food and good company, and walk back out. – taylor vernon ryan
kindergarten restaurant
is open
and
in full swing
everyone is welcome
come eat
come work
come sit a spell
order anything
that suits your fancy
pay what you can
the folks here are always very friendly.
Nov24
smiling after lunch with plenty of wild turkeys on the side.
it’s not the drinks, it’s the company.
Nov6
just learning and laughing and sharing stories.
ready for round two
today
of
parent teacher conferences
last night
when
we shared our stories
and
they shared their stories
we really
learned a lot
about their children
and
they really
learned a lot
about their children
and
it all fit together
and
we all shared
some great laughs
hope
we
learn just as much today
and
laugh just as much today
—-
every truth has four corners:
as a teacher i give you one corner,
and it is for you to find the other three.
– confucius
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image credit: scott norton taylor
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