So what does refinishing three old doors teach me about teaching and learning? This is one of those projects that we put off. For years. When we renovated our old house (built ca 1860) in 2000, we didn’t use crappy new doors or expensive, authentic new doors – we used all the lovely old raised…
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iPads and Seventh Graders
I have been away from here – and I am totally remiss in not spending some time catching up on what has been happening in my classroom. This year we have piloted a program with iPads in the hands of each seventh grader. First let me say that it is NOT the same a full…
Things I’ve learned
Things I’ve learned or remembered these past two days: Poison ivy is fact of life. Recognize it, avoid it, or deal with it. People who are poisonous or who make you itchy are a fact of life. Recognize them, avoid them, or learn to deal with them. The ones who look tough are usually big…
A Piece I Am Piecing
I’ve been wrestling with finding time to write. Here is part of a larger reflection that I am working on. The Quilt When I began my career at this school there was a tradition of having new teachers speak at an all school gathering to introduce themselves to the school community. I am not sure…
Itchy Friday…
It’s Friday and I see my American Lit kids at 2:00 – for most of them it’s their last class of the week, and they admitted to thinking the day was already over (much to their chagrin “but it’s not that I don’t like your class Mrs. Tabor, it’s just been a really long week”). …
Flowering from within
Well, thinking about poetry and teaching again, I looked at my class rosters and I realize that I have a couple of students who take a lot of my courses. One girl that I taught in seventh grade and again last year in American Literature is taking both of my senior electives next year and…
Living on the Lip of Insanity 