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Spring Sunrise Rush Hour (from Sickbed) new Poem
Again, I THINK I’ve found my “real” blog, but I am not sure. I thought I was so clever having so many gmails that are similar and blogs that sound so much the same. I somehow got into this blog, and wanted to post a little poem I’ve been thinking about. About the passage of…
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What Restores
(From 2010) What restores faith/ hope in humankind A BIG test day, stressful for all–students, teachers, administrators. A bad speaker filling the time before kids could leave. Hundreds of edgy kids, antsy to get out on this beautiful spring day. They behaved so well considering all–the speaker didn’t relate well to kids, didn’t know his…
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We can do Better–Students and Test Scores and Teachers
From a few years ago: This week was tough–the students are edgy, chatty (to the nth degree), and I have found my normally limitless patience–limited. Hmmm… the older I get, the less I know. Students seem to be falling apart this time of year. Stress is upon us as standardized testing looms. And all the…
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Little Red Car and Grief
From a few years ago: And we sold the Big Guy’s car… not a big deal since it needed much more work than it was worth. The dealer bought it and knew, said they could fix much cheaper than we could…and it’s gone; no more worries it will burst into flames. Yes, we told the…
Laura Lee 