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Schooled in the Greater Good
I’ve got this. You’ve got this. We’ve got this. Parents, teachers, principals, and superintendents conjugate hope, courage, and determination. I’ve got this. You’ve got this. We’ve got this. This has been going on for days and yesterday Virginians found out … Continue reading
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Summer’s Lease
I gave the Uber driver the address and as we drove we chatted about his country (Nepal) and the custom of arranged marriages and the movie “Blinded by the Light.” The time flew and before we knew it, he was … Continue reading
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A Little Chautauqua
Chautauqua is a lake and a place and an institution. There are brick walkways where streets might have been, but there are no cars in Chautauqua. Along the walkways are front porches with white wicker tables that hold vases full … Continue reading
Begin Here
When I became a teacher, at the age of 22, I knew it was for the long haul. Teaching was how I chose to serve, and I knew it would take a lifetime to develop a practice that would be … Continue reading
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Third Grade is Habit Forming
These days it is hard to pick up a magazine or listen to a podcast and not encounter the latest thinking about the oldest trick in the book. Habits. After all, habit formation is the bedrock of cultures that created … Continue reading
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Rounding Grief’s Corner
The people at Hospice take grief seriously. Serious grief? It sounds comically and tragically redundant, and I didn’t want any part of it. They told me counseling was offered as a benefit. Grief counseling sounded like being sad on purpose. … Continue reading
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A Life Speaks
Barbara Elliott Hopkins (Sparks) August 16, 1928- October 9, 2017 When my mother asked me to write her eulogy she said, “It is going to be hard to try and figure out the words for what I’ve tried to say … Continue reading
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Flying Without a Net
Trapeze artists fly through the air with the greatest of ease, but not without a net. No one flies without a net, but it can feel like we do. Teachers are high flying acrobats who fly the highest at the … Continue reading
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My Life at the Improv
Not too long ago, my mother said, “I can’t see back very far or very well, but the fact that I had four such unique children is proof that I let them raise themselves.” Without trying, she speaks her truth … Continue reading
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At the Heart of Reading
I love… I stood at the blackboard that had been there since the school was built in 1911. Black slate. It was the first day of school and hot sunlight streamed through the large open windows that lined two walls … Continue reading
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