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Monday #36: Flowers, Shells & Seeds

Do you sometimes feel like life is rushing past, as you frantically fly by the seat of your pants?  Have you, like me, lost track of the day of the week lately and can you believe we’ve made it into … Continue reading

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Monday #35: Luck of the Draw

Not too long ago, I started drawing again.  I say again because, let’s face it, as children, pretty much all of us drew.  I wish I had my old childhood drawings but they are long gone, tossed out with the contents … Continue reading

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Monday #23: A Journey, Not A Race

I saw the independent film, Race To Nowhere, last week.  This film puts our country’s current educational philosophy and practices under a microscope and starkly shows the stressful and joyless results, manifested in children as young as six-years-old, that our … Continue reading

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Monday #21: Plant A Seed

Last week I got a call from my friend and colleague, Randy Seagraves.  Randy is the curriculum coordinator of the Junior Master Gardener program at Texas A&M and, among many other wonderful things, trains teachers and leaders how to implement … Continue reading

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Monday #20: Super Silly Us

I’ve been goofing off lately.  Trust me, it’s not like I don’t have plenty of things to do, emails to write, deadlines to meet and commitments to keep.  I’ve just been distracted.  But, it’s not really my fault, you see… … Continue reading

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Monday #19: What’s For Dinner?

Welcome to 2011!  I think I told you last week that I don’t really like RESOLUTIONS.  Besides the fact that they are almost always broken, I think they can be a way of undermining our ability to be the best … Continue reading

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