Tag: education
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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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Day Before April, Tribute to a Great Teacher
Many years ago, my 4th grade teacher read a poem to us. It was on March 31st, and the title of the poem was “The Day Before April.” It was a terribly sentimental poem (and as a poet myself, I now shudder to think of the poem itself), but our teacher’s message was profound: Wherever…
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Of Crackers, Bitter Cold, and Grace While Teaching
(Found this writing from 8 years ago, teaching on the coldest day of my life. A new semester.) “I felt a great pride and joy in teaching today, in super crazy conditions of cold, with kids so happy to see each other again after tense finals, with kids who thanked me for simple CRACKERS for…
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Let’s Give this Blog a Try
I’ll try again! I did create a PAID blog before the beginning of the pandemic, but my sister died, the pandemic hit, my brother died, and I got injured and “retired” from my career. My husband “retired” due to the pandemic as well. All these made my brains mush. I lost the EMAIL login for…
Laura Lee 