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Writings from the Ledge: November 2011
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Writings from the Ledge. This blog is linked to my author web site. It's an outlet, an update, a place for a writer to rant and perhaps take solace in the fact that there are other writers out there experiencing the same joy, malaise, exhaustion, etc. Tuesday, November 29, 2011. How one small town is rewriting US history. To see the post click here). Yes, the higher-ups labeled my child as SLOW. But then something happened, something so startling that I had to revisit the "sign-gate" scandal again. I bec...
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Writings from the Ledge: June 2012
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Writings from the Ledge. This blog is linked to my author web site. It's an outlet, an update, a place for a writer to rant and perhaps take solace in the fact that there are other writers out there experiencing the same joy, malaise, exhaustion, etc. Sunday, June 3, 2012. As I reflect on the speeches and presentations at each separate party, one recurring theme plays out over and over again: Think of the impact you have made on countless children over your career. And this is so true. Teacher bashing is...
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Writings from the Ledge: March 2011
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Writings from the Ledge. This blog is linked to my author web site. It's an outlet, an update, a place for a writer to rant and perhaps take solace in the fact that there are other writers out there experiencing the same joy, malaise, exhaustion, etc. Thursday, March 17, 2011. Writing Withdrawal.Now What? I wish I could say the entire process was enjoyable, but it was not. The first roadblock was trying to discern which nuggets of advice to follow when it came to rewriting the manuscript, and often t...
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Writings from the Ledge: October 2011
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Writings from the Ledge. This blog is linked to my author web site. It's an outlet, an update, a place for a writer to rant and perhaps take solace in the fact that there are other writers out there experiencing the same joy, malaise, exhaustion, etc. Sunday, October 30, 2011. Taking a Trip to the Spirit World. Months passed, and there we were, waiting in line to fill the small theater. It was packed, sold out, and I could tell from the look of the crowd, there were far more believers than non-believ...
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Writings from the Ledge: February 2012
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Writings from the Ledge. This blog is linked to my author web site. It's an outlet, an update, a place for a writer to rant and perhaps take solace in the fact that there are other writers out there experiencing the same joy, malaise, exhaustion, etc. Wednesday, February 29, 2012. Connecticut Teachers Need to Relax. WaitI just had to show up? I'm actually quite upset this was never pointed out to me when I started this teaching gig nineteen years ago. No three formal observations a year? Yes, Connecticut...
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Writings from the Ledge: May 2011
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Writings from the Ledge. This blog is linked to my author web site. It's an outlet, an update, a place for a writer to rant and perhaps take solace in the fact that there are other writers out there experiencing the same joy, malaise, exhaustion, etc. Monday, May 23, 2011. Rapture, Sweet Rapture.Where Were You? So, Judgment Day came and went, and 89-year-old Harold Camping, the minister that predicted the end of the world as we know it, said today, "It has been a really tough weekend.". One would think t...
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Writings from the Ledge: You Know Things Aren't Going Well When...
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Writings from the Ledge. This blog is linked to my author web site. It's an outlet, an update, a place for a writer to rant and perhaps take solace in the fact that there are other writers out there experiencing the same joy, malaise, exhaustion, etc. Wednesday, February 15, 2012. You Know Things Aren't Going Well When. Something stinks here and I'm not just talking about at the end of the driveway. F-R-A-N-L-K-I-N.is now F-R-A-N-K-L-I-N. Strike that, reverse it). Oh the horror, the horror. Yes, I know I...
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Writings from the Ledge: School Dreams = Slender Man
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Writings from the Ledge. This blog is linked to my author web site. It's an outlet, an update, a place for a writer to rant and perhaps take solace in the fact that there are other writers out there experiencing the same joy, malaise, exhaustion, etc. Monday, August 13, 2012. School Dreams = Slender Man. Ah, no, Mom, just try it," he said, grinning a.k.a. Cheshire Cat-like. She immediately passed the laptop to me. Bed time.and the the school dream began (insert Twilight Zone. It began with me hiking in t...
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Writings from the Ledge: Our Noble Profession
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Writings from the Ledge. This blog is linked to my author web site. It's an outlet, an update, a place for a writer to rant and perhaps take solace in the fact that there are other writers out there experiencing the same joy, malaise, exhaustion, etc. Sunday, June 3, 2012. As I reflect on the speeches and presentations at each separate party, one recurring theme plays out over and over again: Think of the impact you have made on countless children over your career. And this is so true. Teacher bashing is...
