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American symbols

Kindergarten is a magical grade in school- for the students and the teachers! Last week was a perfect example of that truth. I taught American symbols, songs, and sayings (part of our state standards, of course) to my class. Included in this topic were the American flag, the Statue of Liberty, the National Anthem, God Bless America, and the Pledge of Allegiance. I don’t know how these symbols, songs, and sayings affect you, but they touch me deeply. I love my country and I treasure the men and women who fight for it. I appreciate freedom even when I think some folks abuse it. So when I am … [Read more...]

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Exhaustion has set in…

wintertime

Friday evening and the exhaustion has certainly caught up with me. It's not the normal exhaustion of a long week at work. This has indeed been an exceptionally full week. It started off sporting the "10-school-day" countdown 'till Christmas break. That, in and of itself, is enough to start tiring out the faint of heart. But, I am not fain of heart! So the week continued with a 1/2 day of school on Tuesday. I left at lunch time to fly to West Virginia. I arrived in WVa to snow on the ground and flurries falling from the sky. Exciting for this southern lady to witness- right up until I had to … [Read more...]

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Are YOU eating to survive?

The candy disappeared before my very eyes. It was truly amazing. I was training a group of teachers who were a bit unhappy. Well, actually they were stressed to the max. These were great ladies. They were totally committed. They wanted to do the very best for the children in their classrooms. But stress was eating them alive- so they started eating to survive. When working with my peeps, I like to get to know them a bit, even if I will only be in their school one time. It is important to connect with them, because often, their first few statements don’t tell the real story about why they … [Read more...]

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