Tag: summer break
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Check it out!
Check out this month’s Washington Family Magazine for my freelance work in their June “Father’s Day” issue: “Father of Three, Father to Many More”, a profile on University of Maryland Men’s Basketball Coach Mark Turgeon. “Squash the Summer Slump”, an article aimed at helping parents prevent their children from losing ground over the summer break…
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Living and Loving Life as a Lifelong Learner
My summer break is coming to a close; I am just one short work week away from my teacher orientation days that precede the start of each new school year. Next weekend at this time, I will be of course putting together my weekly essay as part of my “essay a week for one year”…
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A Week Down Memory Lane
Once the school year begins, and the “train” leaves the station, it seems like I don’t have any time, inclination, or energy for a big project around the house. For ten months I struggle with the enormous piles of essays, tests, and quizzes that befall a middle school language arts teacher. About all I can…
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Sing It, Alice Cooper!
In the inimitable words of Alice Cooper, “School’s out for summer!” The end of the school year is a glorious thing for students. The countdown begins somewhere mid-4th quarter. Teachers are ready, too, and many post the countdown on their white boards, both as encouragement for their students to hang in there and finish strong,…