Some time ago, (autumn-winter 2019-20) I realized my third grade students could use a reason to practice measuring skills, and needed to refine their fine-motor skills as well. So we worked on a quilting project – not alone, I had parent helpers (including my own mother – thanks Mom!), and they were able to create […]
Month: June 2021
Passages
trigger warning: death from covid Some days don’t happen the way they should have. This was one of those days. We awakened to learn that a family member was dying from Covid – an unnecessarily devastating turn of events as this person was seeming to improve in recent days. But no, and the cruelty is […]
Intensity and Death
There is an urgency, an immediacy, during an acute crisis. We do not think ahead, and we do not look back. At its most acute, impending death is merciful: We act, respond, re-act, and keep moving waiting for the next step, the next movement, the next breath, the next heartbeat… three two one . And […]
Thinking ahead… keeping space and opportunity.
What will the coming summer and school year bring? I honestly do not know. I am certain I have a position as a teacher, but more than that, I am not sure how the year will start out (depends on infection rates…). I am hoping to return to third grade – a near-perfect blend of […]