Category Archives: Education

K – Kan you explane Inglish cpelling

Posted on April 12, 2018 by hdh

Kan’t Kreate Korrect Cpelling Otto was furious. “What is with this stupid language! Why can’t letters that have sounds be used to spell things with the same sounds?” “What’s that supposed to mean?” asked Herman. Otto wailed, “Did you ever … Continue reading →

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J – Jocks

Posted on April 11, 2018 by hdh

Want to play ball? Minna just came back from a soccer game. She works with the sixth grade team as a helper, providing refreshments and is also trained in first aid, should it be needed. From the look of things, … Continue reading →

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H – Do you have your homework?

Posted on April 9, 2018 by hdh

Did you do your homework? Otto’s and Herman’s wives both worked in the same elementary school. Lina, Otto’s wife, was a 5th grade classroom teacher, whereas Minna, Herman’s wife, was a teacher’s assistant in 6th grade. Minna had a child … Continue reading →

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E – Educate or Regurgitate

Posted on April 5, 2018 by hdh

Educate or Regurgitate I’ve been an educator for the past 45 years. I’ve experienced everything from the Open Classroom concept of the 70s, to the Cognitive Level Matching concepts of the 80s, to the Writing project in the 90s, to … Continue reading →

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A Comedy of Errors

Posted on October 14, 2017 by hdh

It was my 3rd year of teaching. I was teaching 6th grade. I was in the final stages of my Master’s project, which was to teach my social studies curriculum using the theme, “the History of Communication.” Way back in … Continue reading →

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Dialogue – a talk with me

Posted on September 12, 2017 by hdh

Writing and Teaching: A talk with myself As I was cleaning up one of my bookshelves at home, I uncovered an old handwritten writer’s notebook I had kept. In 1979, I participated in the Bay Area Writing Project in my school … Continue reading →

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First Days

Posted on September 9, 2017 by hdh

As a teacher, I have a plethora of first days of school. Each one leaves an imprint that sets up the tone for a year of learning. As a reflective practitioner, I kept journals of every year that I taught. … Continue reading →

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It must be magic.

Posted on June 10, 2017 by hdh

Oh, how education has changed. In my youthful days of teaching, there were so many things that we were able to do. We had projects that we involved the kids in that enhanced our curriculum. Some of them took a … Continue reading →

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E – Educational Professional Development – Time to change

Posted on April 6, 2017 by hdh

What if Educational Consultants only worked every other year? I’ve been a teacher for over 43 years. For 33 of those years I worked as a classroom teacher, computer support teacher, and teacher of the gifted and talented. Following my … Continue reading →

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Follow me? Not so fast!

Posted on December 10, 2016 by hdh

We are a nation of followers. We latch onto an idea, a person, a group, and no matter what information is out there to clarify or dispute the reason that it is there, we follow. We follow those that love … Continue reading →

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