Archive For The “community” Category
Paul Bogush talks about how his early networking changed him as a person and subsequently changed him as a teacher. He references a terrific post by James Marshall Crotty, who shares his opinion on the purpose of college in preparing for the future. I was thinking about both of these topics during a visit to [...]
Living downtown has a rhythm. My husband and I walk to the coffee shop, the butcher, and church. We sit on our front porch and visit with neighbors. And we take our early morning runs around town, being sure to finish up on Caroline Street to check out the latest window displays. I also find [...]
Today was magic. I am sitting on my couch, feet up, and fire going. The rest of the world is heading down to the Fredericksburg Christmas Parade, but I am relaxing, basking in the good feelings of today. A group of 30 independent school teachers from around the state gathered at Fredericksburg Academy for our [...]
I love my new running shoes that have inspired me to get going again. I can’t believe those half-marathons were two years ago. I so appreciate my Second Journey group, women who share the belief that “imperfections make us real and complex and fully human” Having so much non-gluten food makes me happy and able [...]
I hope Fran doesn’t mind that I’ve shared her words here, in full. I’ve had this on a Word doc that someone shared with me, and I want to be sure I have it saved online as well. It’s worth reading if you haven’t seen it. Is School Good for the Soul? By [...]
Change
By scm | November 12, 2011
Playing with my creative side. That’s the excuse I use when I change the theme of my blog. It doesn’t matter though, really. This blog has lost any semblance of organization and consistency. It has become my place to collect, think, and dream. About what’s next. Downtown Writing Studio. That may be the name I [...]
Adding these unpublished posts that have been sitting in my drafts folder… Angela Stockman does amazing work with her young writers, and I’ve been following her work for sometime. Here she connects writing with thinking and classroom culture. Her work with Communities for Learning is something else I’m exploring. My mind is whirling around the [...]
Do you ever get tired of connecting? Every once in a while, I have to step away. I’ve never liked Facebook (PLP’s Sheryl Nussbaum Beach was giving me a hard time because I said I don’t use it much). Of course, I do jump on for PLP, but frankly, most of my connecting is for [...]
In a Moment
By scm | June 16, 2011
I went to my first meditation “class” the other night and learned how powerful a moment is. A moment can win a race, change an argument, burn a pie, or cause a tragedy. In our daily lives, we so often look to the future or analyze the past without focusing on what is in front [...]
My worlds collided this morning when Michael Wesch, who was speaking at the University of Mary Washington Faculty Academy, referenced three different people from random areas and interests of my life. I had spent almost all night awake, chatting in Elluminate rooms with @snbeach , @willrich45 and our fabulous teams from Australia (4 and 8pm [...]