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In defense of daylight savings time
I think it must be the cool, hipster thing to do to hate on time change. It’s all over my Facebook feed. “Murder Daylight Savings Time!” the headlines scream. “Stop stealing this hour!” “It makes the kids into raving lunatics!” (that’s probably true). I don’t get the hate….. Maybe it’s nostalgic for me, but I…
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Getting caught up
Man, October was crazy. And awesome. And busy. I haven’t been on here much, mostly because we were gone for an epic trip during the middle of the month. That meant working ahead before we left and playing catch-up once we returned, but it was totally worth it. It all started with a crazy idea…
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Trust the process
“The Process.” We should print it in big, bold letters because that’s how this idea rolls: The Process. ***** I’m teaching this semester, and despite all of my emotional hand-wringing in my last post, I genuinely enjoy it. I’ve got a good class and so far they’re working to do what I ask and stay engaged.…
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Hilarious.
What your favorite drink says about you ^^ #truth
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Self-doubt is the foundation of good teaching, right?
I don’t know whether my colleagues in the profession experience this, but teaching—at least for me—takes place to the accompaniment of a ringing chorus of self-doubt. In fact, I’m not sure if anything makes me doubt everything about my skill set like stepping into a classroom can. [Well, acting would be ahead of teaching on that scale…. good…
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