Category Archives: A to Z Blog Challenge 2016

Q: Quiet Time (WR)

Posted on April 20, 2016 by hdh

Quiet Time   In this day of electronic devices, how often do you see people walking with earbuds on listening to some sort of mp3 player or smart phone. I tend to be guilty of that too. What is missed … Continue reading →

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P: Positive, Perseverance, Progress (WR)

Posted on April 19, 2016 by hdh

Positive, Perseverance, Progress One thing that I’ve learned throughout my years of teaching is that one must keep positive thoughts. There is plenty research out there that states that being positive, smiling, optimistic and enjoying what you are doing has … Continue reading →

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O: Oops Plan (ES)

Posted on April 18, 2016 by hdh

Oops Plan We all make mistakes. Mistakes are an important part of learning. When I was teaching older elementary students (10 and 11-year-olds) I would discuss with them the importance of learning from mistakes. I’m not sure exactly when and … Continue reading →

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N: Noise – What’s all that racket? (WR)

Posted on April 16, 2016 by hdh

N: What’s all that racket? I lived in an apartment until I was eighteen. I grew up with two older sisters. They are 5 and 8 years older that I am. I’m not sure how active they were when they … Continue reading →

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M: Memory – Could you repeat that? (WR)

Posted on April 15, 2016 by hdh

Could you repeat that? There are many things that happen to our bodies and senses as we age. Those bones that never creaked before. The obnoxious hiss that I hear perpetually in my ear from tinnitus. The graying and loss … Continue reading →

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L: Librarians? But they only check out books? (ES)

Posted on April 14, 2016 by hdh

But They Only Check Out Books? As school districts look to cut costs, in our tax capped society their priority is not to cut programs. At least, that is what they espouse. They look to make cuts that will least … Continue reading →

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K: Knapsacks and Keyboarding (WR)

Posted on April 13, 2016 by hdh

Knapsacks and Keyboarding I have always been a kind of rebel. Not in the rowdy, disrespectful, wild kind. But one that doesn’t always follow the norm. I always tried new things, not to be intentionally different; I just wanted to … Continue reading →

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J: Journals of a Reflective Practitioner (WR)

Posted on April 12, 2016 by hdh

My Journals – the reflective practitioner I worked in a Middle School with sixth graders and their teachers from the Spring semester of my junior year in college through my student teaching semester in the Spring of my senior year. … Continue reading →

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I: Uncle Itch (WR)

Posted on April 11, 2016 by hdh

Uncle Itch I was invited by a school district to do a storytelling performance with the theme being family history/memories. At first, I was going to decline the opportunity, since I didn’t have any stories about either. But I changed my … Continue reading →

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H: Hans Christian Andersen (WR)

Posted on April 9, 2016 by hdh

Hans Christian Andersen In 1981, when the Middle School, where I had taught 6th grade, asked me to be in their musical play, “Hans Christian Andersen” as the lead character, I was a little hesitant. First, I had never acted … Continue reading →

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