This post was supposed to be about research. Specifically, about how real research is prompted by real questions that arise when we are engaged in reading (or… Read more “Truth Through Fiction”
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Take It From the (Mountain) Top
Looking at things from the top of a mountain lets you get a perspective like nothing else. Cliché? Absolutely. But that cliché about clichés being born out… Read more “Take It From the (Mountain) Top”
Rain
Cool rains down Making the street Let go of its heat, Sending it back As steam And forgiveness I hear in each drop Her tapping foot, In… Read more “Rain”
With due respect to those who write to teach me something –
I try in the summer to alternate my reading choices between teacher professional learning titles, and books picked purely for the pleasure they promise. With due respect… Read more “With due respect to those who write to teach me something –”
Be Better
Just like the real craft of writing is in the revision, the real craft of teaching comes in reflection. There are always ways to be better. But… Read more “Be Better”
Charlie Brown Tomatoes
I started clearing my garden This morning, early. But so late in the season that The crabgrass and chickweed Probably thought they were safe As they spread themselves out… Read more “Charlie Brown Tomatoes”
Level Up 1%
Sometime around mid April, in the post-spring break part of the school year, I start thinking about all of the things I want to do differently, and… Read more “Level Up 1%”