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Waxing Elephant: Chasing After the Ukulele
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Monday, October 06, 2008. Chasing After the Ukulele. The converse is true, too. Of all the people in the park, I understand no one except those with which I am connected. They are all bassoons and I am walking with my violin. What I do know is, none of this can be captured. The best I can do is to be awake, to be paying attention, to strum the strings, to listen, to feel, and to respond; to enjoy the wind through my fingers and not try to catch it. Variations On A Theme. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Waxing Elephant: April 2009
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Monday, April 27, 2009. It came to my attention that one girl in my class advised another girl in my class that she could be more popular if she wouldn’t act as smart as she is. I don’t even know where to begin. How in the world did the slacker image become something to aspire to? Surely it is some backlash against some generational work ethic, but still. In Thomas Friedman’s book,. The World is Flat. How is it not cool to think? Amusing Ourselves to Death. And Aldous Huxley’s. And that’s not all&#...
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Waxing Elephant: June 2008
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Tuesday, June 24, 2008. I've Been Wanting to Tell This One. Several years ago, I found a rat drowned in Katie’s water bucket. Through a series of events, Katie (an Australian shepherd) had inherited a detached two-car garage, the cars had been evicted, and a colony of rats had moved in with Katie to share in her dog food and the bird seed we kept around. Huh Freak accident number two. When I was done, I cried for a long time. So did Katie. 8220;You havin’ a garage sale? 8221; he asked. 8221; He walked in...
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Thoughts from a TCK: A Day in the Life of a History Teacher: Competition Day
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Thoughts from a TCK. Tuesday, April 8, 2014. A Day in the Life of a History Teacher: Competition Day. I checked my watch again while Brittany stopped the group to check directions. Were we going to make it? 8221; LW was pale; she had refused to eat breakfast, claiming that her stomach was too tight and would reject it. 8220;Do you think we have a chance at Rome? Brittany suddenly halted again, and the street fell eerily silent. “Are there stairs anywhere? Place for the Middle schoolers followed by the 1.
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Thoughts from a TCK: October 2013
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Thoughts from a TCK. Sunday, October 6, 2013. I absolutely LOVE the Roman Timeline day. This year's class has really raised all my future expectations of them. :-) Hope you enjoy their effort and creativity as much as I do:. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Just a Third Culture Kid with the desire to reach other TCKs through education, mentoring, and service. View my complete profile. Picture Window template. Template images by kickers.
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Thoughts from a TCK: June 2013
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Thoughts from a TCK. Friday, June 28, 2013. Thursday, June 6, 2013. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Just a Third Culture Kid with the desire to reach other TCKs through education, mentoring, and service. View my complete profile. Picture Window template. Template images by kickers.
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Thoughts from a TCK: August 2013
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Thoughts from a TCK. Sunday, August 4, 2013. That was an excellent question. I think it’s about learning, perhaps some about imagination and understanding. Mostly, however, it’s about connecting. It’s no secret I’m a history nerd extraordinaire and wish with all my might Bill and Ted’s time-traveling phone booth were real, for then I would be able to see. Just so we can know it’s the right guy. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. Picture Window template. Template images by kickers.
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Thoughts from a TCK: History Competition Part 2: Rome Edition
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Thoughts from a TCK. Monday, June 2, 2014. History Competition Part 2: Rome Edition. The kid asked incredulously. At that moment, the founder of the IHBB (International History Bee and Bowl) came out to greet us and review the rules once again. I glanced down the aisle at my 6 students who had heard this quite a few times by now, but they still sat enraptured and focused. The signal to start came very suddenly, and we were off to our first of five preliminary rounds. In our last few hours in Rome, we wer...
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Thoughts from a TCK: February 2014
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Thoughts from a TCK. Sunday, February 9, 2014. 8220;Well," said Pooh, "what I like best," and then he had to stop and think. Because although Eating Honey was a very good thing to do, there was a moment just before you began to eat it which was better than when you were, but he didn't know what it was called.”. 8213; A.A. Milne. I LOOOOOVVVVVVEEEEEE the Olypmics. I don’t even think I can express strongly enough just how much. More than Winnie the Pooh loves honey. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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