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Teaching is Love

Teaching is Love (Note: I have shared this narrative with others before, but I believe this is the first time it is posted here on this site.) My love affair while I was a teacher. First, I want to dispel

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Posted in Career Passion, Community, Friendship, hope, Life, Self-reflection, Teaching

Blocks and Cramps and mindless thoughts, or a lesson in the parts of speech.

Topic: Blocks and Cramps and mindless thoughts, or a lesson in the parts of speech. As one can imagine, mindless thoughts do wondrous tricks to the human psyche. In some ways I am prone to flights of fancy in which

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Posted in Answers, Humor, Life, Questions, Self-reflection, Teaching

Role Models and Super Heroes

Who is your role model? – And – What super hero do you identify with? These two questions have been asked of me in job interviews. My short answer is that I don’t have a role model and I do

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Posted in Answers, Friendship, Life, parenthood, Self-reflection, Spiritalism, Sports, Teaching

Teaching is Love

Teaching is Love My love affair while I was a teacher. First, I want to dispel any fears or any false connotations.  The love I write about relates to the professional dedication to the art of teaching, a dedication to

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Posted in Career Passion, Teaching

Politics compared to elementary school

Teaching Observation: During one of my substitute teaching assignments I had a pleasant conversation with a teacher about managing the behavior of the students and helping them focus on their school work.  Paraphrasing the teacher she said, “If we could

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Posted in Behavior, Juvenile, Politics, Teaching