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Dec. 31, 2023: Goals and Resolutions
It is that time of year! Everyone is ready to start off the New Year with renewed energy and optimism. It does seem to be the perfect...
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Dec 24, 20231 min
Dec. 25, 2023: Merry Christmas to All!
Wishing everyone who celebrates a very Merry Christmas.
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Dec 17, 20231 min
December 17, 2023: Medical Miracles
They happen every day. So often, in fact, that we often miss them. Medical progress, procedures, medications, and interventions that...
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Dec 10, 20232 min
Dec. 10, 2023: Oldest Young Teacher or Youngest Old Teacher?
I was having a conversation with my 1st & 2nd grade students this past week. I let them know that there would be no Gifted Class for the...
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Dec 3, 20233 min
Dec. 3, 2023: School Author Visits
This week I had my first School Author Visits of this school year. I took a personal day from my “real-job” and scheduled one visit in...
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Nov 26, 20233 min
Nov. 26, 2023: Simplifying
As usual, this past Friday, I spent the entire day decorating for Christmas. It is my traditional, day-after-Thanksgiving routine and...
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Nov 19, 20232 min
Nov. 19, 2023: Savoring Thanksgiving
There is definitely a shift underway. Stores and retail establishments have always put out their Christmas inventory in early fall. Some...
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Nov 12, 20232 min
Nov. 12, 2023: Thank You Veterans
Like most Americans, I have always celebrated Veterans Day. However, this year, my awareness of, and appreciation for veterans, has...
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Nov 5, 20233 min
Nov. 5, 2023: Conflicting Critiques
Last month I had the honor of one of my yet-to-be-published manuscripts winning big in the 2023 Royal Palm Literary Awards Competition....
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Oct 29, 20232 min
Oct. 29, 2023: Student Writers
This is the second year our elementary school has had a Student Writing Club. Every Tuesday after school, we have 43- 4th and 5th...
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Oct 22, 20232 min
Oct. 22, 2023: And the Winner is....
Last night my husband and I attended the Royal Palm Literary Awards Banquet. An annual state-wide gathering of writers and other...
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Oct 15, 20232 min
Oct. 15, 2023: Conferences
Yesterday I had the pleasure of being a presenter at the Florida Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference. I presented a session...
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Oct 8, 20233 min
Oct. 8, 2023: Saving Time
Time saving. What an interesting concept. Time is not like money that you can save and store until you need it. It ticks away at the...
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Oct 1, 20233 min
Oct. 1, 2023: Banned Books Week
Banned Books Week starts today! This is a week designed to raise awareness of censorship and to celebrate the freedom to read. First...
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Sep 24, 20233 min
Sept. 24, 2023: Building Connections
It was a sunny Saturday morning and I was struggling with a choice…do I attend the Writer’s Workshop I had penciled in on my calendar, or...
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Sep 17, 20233 min
Sept. 17, 2023: Email or Phone Call?
The message came through on my phone. “Call me this weekend if you can.” It was not an unexpected text. It was from a high school friend....
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Sep 10, 20232 min
Sept. 10, 2023: Paying It Forward
This last week, as part of my role as liaison between our elementary school and the local university, I was able to get ten college...
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Sep 3, 20233 min
Sept. 3, 2023: Balance or Integration?
My daughter recently told me that she was giving up the pursuit of Work-Life Balance, and was instead going to strive for Work-Life...
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Aug 27, 20232 min
Aug. 27, 2023: Blocking Out and Letting Go
It was almost exactly a year ago when I posted a blog imploring the public to stop attacking teachers. Begging people to resist the urge...
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Aug 20, 20232 min
Aug. 20, 2023: Communities of Collaboration
“Two heads are better than one.” “Many hands make light work.” It does not take much digging to find quotes touting the value of working...
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