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Farr Away Thoughts: July 2014
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Thursday, July 31, 2014. Right Now (A reminder for those of us going back into the classroom). An end-of-the-year note from a student. This is a hard time of year for teachers. Transitioning back into a new school year and a new routine can be so very difficult. I've shared my burden on being on being a teacher mama before. But now, for a moment, I'd like for all of us teachers to think about our new students out there. Let's think for a minute about the myriad of students coming to our schools. Right no...
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Farr Away Thoughts: January 2014
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Thursday, January 30, 2014. The Road Leads Back to You. Georgia is my home. My state. Its peach-scented Augusts run in my very blood. I have the great privilege of teaching this state's history to schoolchildren, and I love it. Sometimes, when I get in a random kid from California - from South Carolina - from El Salvador - from Delaware - I get the privilege of explaining why Georgia matters. While I could use this platform to point fingers, throw blame, and give my ideas to make things better, I'd like ...
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Farr Away Thoughts: The Rejected Age. The Redemption Age.
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Saturday, January 18, 2014. The Rejected Age. The Redemption Age. If you know me or anything about me, you know that I teach 8th graders for a living. One of the things you may not know about my job is how many negative things I hear about my job from other people. When I go out into the public world and I'm asked about my job, I usually hear the following myriad of responses:. Oh my goodness, don't you want to teach high school? Ugh I'm sorry. How do you do that? Oh, wow - your life must be so stressful!
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Farr Away Thoughts: October 2013
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Saturday, October 26, 2013. I just bought this:. This is what Starbucks uses in its Pumpkin Spice Lattes. I have yet to make anything or find anything that even comes close to this pumpkin sauce. The other concoctions are good. But there is something really distinct about this syrup (that doesn't have a single bit of pumpkin in it.shocker). 64 ounces of this goodness means I'll have my own PSLs for cheap, and I'll have plenty left for my Cookie Swap! How amazing is that? I took Amelia to two of these:.
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Farr Away Thoughts: Right Now (A reminder for those of us going back into the classroom)
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Thursday, July 31, 2014. Right Now (A reminder for those of us going back into the classroom). An end-of-the-year note from a student. This is a hard time of year for teachers. Transitioning back into a new school year and a new routine can be so very difficult. I've shared my burden on being on being a teacher mama before. But now, for a moment, I'd like for all of us teachers to think about our new students out there. Let's think for a minute about the myriad of students coming to our schools. Right no...
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Farr Away Thoughts: August 2013
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Wednesday, August 7, 2013. This is my desk. If you look past the clutter, the ever-evil glue gun, and the laptop, you'll discover something interesting. You'll find my career. It is scattered about in dust-filled fragments, scraps of paper, middle school pictures with braces, and little cards that say "thank you.". These are my kids. This - this - encompasses ten years of a teacher's life. Most importantly, they say things that only the heart can feel. They remind me of the precious, fragile responsibili...
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Farr Away Thoughts: I'm (most decidedly) NOT lovin' it.
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Wednesday, July 9, 2014. I'm (most decidedly) NOT lovin' it. I'm sure you remember Princess Peach. In all of her decapitated glory. Amelia still loves Mario Kart - and loves to "play race cars" with her Daddy. Cheap McDonald's Mario Kart Princess? Sounds good, right? I found out about these toys one day after eating a Thai lunch, when I stopped to pick up lunch for Jeremy. Do you have the Princess Mario Kart toy? I asked the lady taking my order. Yes, we do," she replied. Yeah, he's not the princess.
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Farr Away Thoughts: July 2013
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Monday, July 8, 2013. Slow Your Roll: A Message to My Sisters in Faith. Several years ago, I attended a Bible study for college kids (hence the term SEVERAL) that I anxiously awaited each week. The messages were great and the worship music was really incredible. Louie Giglio was the speaker.you may have heard of a study called 7:22. I felt my face go hot. This was a Bible study for young people. This lady, obviously, had no reason being there - especially not with her amazingly annoying kid. Social media...
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Farr Away Thoughts: A Short Reign
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Thursday, July 26, 2012. When I was a kid, her name was Princess Toadstool. She was on the "Super Mario Brothers Super Show," which was, undoubtedly, my favorite cartoon as a child. I was literally distraught when it went off the air. (That -coupled with my mean fifth grade teacher - made for a pretty traumatic ten year-old experience.). Amelia and her Daddy love to play "Race Cars" (Wace Cars? Amelia had to sleep with her new car the first night we brought it home. Peach traveled with us often. ...Peach...
