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"Mom, why do you look so creepy in this picture?" said my 9-year-old son. "Well, when I was young you couldn't see the pictures before you had them developed," I replied. "What does 'developed' mean?" he asked. What a great reminder of how times have changed. I feel old saying that, but it is so… Continue reading Why I Look So Creepy in this Picture
Do your students cheer or moan when they hear the words, "Snow day!" in the morning? Michigan tends to have quite a few snow days, so many schools decided to try to engage learners even on snow days through "Snow Day Challenges". We jumped on the bandwagon last year. Today we had our second snow… Continue reading Students Sharing Passions: Snow Day Edition
Today I received a voicemail from my older brother. He said that he was having a bad day last week and had a few minutes to read some of my blog posts during his lunch, and that one in particular helped him in that moment. There it is. Right there. Exactly why I write. I… Continue reading Why I Write: A Surpising Voicemail
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