The Slice of Life Challenge. We have shared our slices. Of success, of loss. To the words of peers;. But words not yet,. Keep living the writerly life of a slicer.

Reflections on my life as a teacher. Sol17- January 10, 2017. On the 3rd I was set to have an adventure at the Hwaseong Fortress. As I walked I kept an eye out for a place to eat- I had not had anything yet. Eventually, I found a sweet looking coffee shop and managed to order tea and spend a cozy half hour writing, but left still hungry.

To Read To Write To Be. Thoughts on learning and teaching. The rain had just let up. The first day back, after three weeks without their friends, you can imagine the crazy. After settling, a little, I asked students if they noticed any changes in the room.

Living the Life of a Writer. Sketching your neighborhood map and labeling or placing speech bubbles in certain places can help a writer find many topics to explore. Here is a story from my childhood neighborhood in Philadelphia. The P in the Kindergarten Alphabet is for Play.

Writing is the painting of the voice -Voltaire-. Getting ready for the best year yet. Passion and being passionate is the theme for our new school year. As I have been working in my classroom and with my colleagues, I have been trying to plan with that theme in mind. I have to admit that passion is easily lost in the mountain of paperwork that I have to do every fall before students arrive and also in the first few weeks of a new school year. Can they read and write as well? Then there a.

Reflections on life in and beyond the classroom. To be honest, I was more than ready for the break. Frankly I was tired, and running behind with family holiday preparations and projects at home.

Then one day I opened up the Highlights Foundation. D saw a picture of the stones garden. Front and center was the stone with the word create, and I knew my OLW had found me.

Half the country is elated; half wants to slit their wrists. The elated half cheers the prospect of massive wrist slashing. This is what we have come to.