Yearly Archives: 2016

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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G : Where do we come from? (WR)

Posted on April 8, 2016 by hdh

Where Do We Come From? I am my family’s genealogist. I’ve always been interested in finding out who my ancestors are and where they came from. It was very simple at first only using the information that was at hand … Continue reading →

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F: Parlez vous…what? (WR)

Posted on April 7, 2016 by hdh

Parlez vous…what? (WR) Foreign Languages have always been a challenge for me. When I was in high school French was the only course that I received a failing grade in. In fact, I only passed the French regents exam with … Continue reading →

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E: England (WR)

Posted on April 6, 2016 by hdh

England I’m not what one would consider a world traveler. In fact, the first time I ever flew in an airplane I was almost 30 years old. For me, my first flight was a 6 hour one across the Atlantic … Continue reading →

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