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Ralph Fletcher and the Art of Writing
Tweet I was honored to hear Ralph Fletcher, the renowned writer and teacher of writers last Friday in Concord, NH as part of NHASCD‘s speaker series. Here are some vignettes from his workshop with my...
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My Mentor, Colleague, and Friend
Tweet On this 31st anniversary of the Challenger disaster, I am reposting my words from 6 years ago today. Memories flood back at the most interesting and unpredictable times. Last Sunday I was...
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Staying Above The Fray
Tweet It is a contrast of great proportions. I’m sitting here on a Saturday in the calm of my home office, three feet from a window with a view of tiny snow flakes slowly making a sideways trek to...
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Talking to our Children About Tragedies
Tweet Here’s a question I have thought of way many times: How do we talk to our kids about tragedies? Do we simply ignore the event or make light of it? The unspeakable Las Vegas shooting and the...
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Keeping Kids Safe
Tweet It’s on everyone’s minds and it’s hard to ignore. Turn on the cable news outlets, the evening news or check out your favorite news app. We’re experiencing one more example of mass violence, this...
View ArticleWhen Kids Are In The Building, Be With The Kids
Tweet Recently at the end of my “Sunday Blast”, my weekly newsletter for the elementary staff, I said, “Enjoy this week with the kids…really, enjoy the kids.” I’m certain that there are times that we...
View ArticleReturning to An Era of Respect
Tweet Parents and educators are fighting a battle against the influence of some forms of mass media, particularly in the last ten years or so. Kids are swayed by role models that most of us would find...
View ArticleSupporting Our Girls
Tweet Every Sunday afternoon I send out a newsletter to the HMS educators and I include a professional article that I hope will cause some reflection or new learning for the staff. Recently I shared a...
View ArticleGiving Thanks, Often
Tweet Thanksgiving is one topic I blog on often. I did a quick search on my posts regarding thankfulness through the years: In November 2012, I gave thanks by simply posting a picture of my family,...
View ArticleImpressions After Two Months in a Hybrid
Tweet Twelve years as a classroom teacher and 25 years as a building administrator did not prepare me for the events of 2020. Yet, I continue to learn at a pace much faster than any year in recent...
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