Teacher Life
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One Word: 2026
First of all, how have we actually arrived at the year 2026??? They say time flies as you get older and I have felt the truth of that. But I heard something the other day that has given me pause. It’s the monotony that causes us to have the “time flies” feeling. We do the Continue reading
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Empathy is Not Optional
I wrote the blurb for our newsletter that went out on Valentine’s Day. I wanted to share it here as well: February is known as the month of love. Maybe we could ignore this if we lived somewhere else, but here in Loveland (Colorado) we don’t have that option. Heart sculptures fill the city, and Continue reading
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The Last Few Weeks of School…
Written for my teacher friends – and I’m sure that others of you can relate as well to much of this. We have two weeks left. Two weeks… We’re tired. The year has been long. Many teachers say this year was more challenging than normal. Many of us feel like the undesirable behaviors that we experienced in Continue reading
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Who Holds the Power?
Maybe you already knew this, but 5th graders can be quite full of drama. Some of it is hilarious. Like the time one of my students was overheard at lunch time telling another student that she just felt like doing something insanely crazy sometimes. Like really crazy. Totally out of control. Something like taking a Continue reading
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When the World Stops… and Yet Doesn’t
I’m sitting in the bleachers of my kids’ high school. We are enjoying the Friendship Tournament, a friendly round of games between our area Adventist elementary schools. Soon my son’s team will be playing. I am surrounded by noise and laughter and cheering and clapping and shouting and smiles and so much fun. High school Continue reading
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