A few months ago, I started seeing teachers posting anecdotes online under the title, “Evaluate This!” in response to the current practice of evaluating teachers, even those who don’t teach in tested subjects, on the standardized (English and Math) test scores of students. Teachers and students are so much more than data points, and test […]
There is one teacher in my life who has played a tremendous role in my education, for she has been my teacher for over 20 years. When I was an undergrad in English Education at Eastern Michigan University, I had the great good fortune to have been scheduled into an English Methods class taught by […]
June 2014 It’s 12:35 on my 3rd day of summer break. I’m at school. I’m interviewing students, listening, trying to find out what kind of experiences they’ve had in my classroom, looking back at twenty years of teaching Adrian Maples. I’ve decided to start writing about it–a memoir–in parts–on a blog. I am so happy […]
I've learned important lessons about living and loving and letting go in 2022. With my 59th birthday days away, I am thinking about "a new me for 2023."
Hear Dr. Paula Fredriksen demystify and humanize Jesus and show how common individuals like him were in the time and place in which he lived as well as throughout human history.
Happy Yule! Welcome Winter!
Living, learning, and loving Winter.
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I am writing a Love Letter to The Land. I am excited about seeing, sensing, thinking, and writing about The Land through the prompts in my book.
I've been busy working on projects that I'm very excited about and that I hope to share with you in the future.
Join me on a year-long journey on which we explore the landscapes of the natural world and our own minds.
Ypsi Writes Anniversary Celebration &
Unraveling Racism Exhibit in Adrian
Haikus and photographs.
A rainy walk in a favorite park.
August 7, 2015
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