“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.
Oct21
Tag Archives: teaching
Oct17
unique.
can you tell me about your halloween picture?
can’t you see it?
i think i can, but i’d love for you to tell me about it.
it’s me hiding in the bushes.
that’s perfect!
—
“a work of art is the unique result of a unique temperment.”
-oscar wilde
Sep24
heard by the universe.
(my glamour shot after returning from the salon and in full singing mode)
—
i love that my class
is unaware
that i am not a top notch singer
they are the best audience ever
very non-judgmental and accepting
as i belt out my tunes
and try to get them on board
i often improvise my own lyrics
when i only know part of them
or
think of something i’d like to add
many times accidentally
creating my own key
it’s all about the gusto
and not so much the skill.
—
“music in the soul can be heard by the universe. “
-lao tzu
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
Jun8
packing up.
end of the school year and moving classrooms.
“time is a circus, always packing up and moving away. “
-ben hecht
—
credit: googleimages – vintage
Jun7
and suddenly.
to my class on our last day together.
—
credit: meister eckhart
Apr25
“farming is a profession of hope” – brian brett
today we met the farmers
they got down low
and
told us everything
they showed us how to plant our own food
so that we could eat it later
they answered all of our questions
and told us
how the food would taste better
because we know the farmers now.
—
“know you food, know your farmers, and know your kitchen.”
-joel salatin
Apr19
b.i.n.g.o.
spring conferences begin today-
here’s to all the teachers and parents out there.
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credits: mark parisi, offthemark.com
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