Joe was the life partner of my mother’s cousin all of my life. He was an intermittent, but important part of my life. We loved him. My mother’s cousin died several years ago. After our house fire last year, I didn’t have the heart to write to Joe, so he never knew. Joe had been […]
Month: September 2014
Memories
A year and a half ago this evening, I was planning the pizza party for the class that had “most improved” in behavior and academics; and deciding to have cookies and juice for the other classes, who had been working very hard as well. Tomorrow will be the 18 month anniversary of the last day […]
Ready for Customers!
I think of my students as my clients, or customers. I provide a service. They benefit from my instruction (although as with a dentist it isn’t always “fun”) and I have a purpose. Here is the view looking toward the front of the room as I got ready to leave today. Student desks lined up, […]