I've been having nightmares about returning to the classroom. The more I read about best teaching practices, participate in voxer book clubs about education books, talk with friends about their classrooms, the more clear and severe my nightmares are. In the most recent one, I was picking up two children at a time (by their …
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bursting with anticipation!
This snowy morning I got to meet more parents of incoming kindergarteners of my new school, the Lake Tahoe School. I was anxious because I've never been to a meet the teacher coffee before and in this case, I was the teacher. I was anxious because being the center of adult attention is one of my …
dipping my toes in the water
Today while running, my friend Vicky was talking about how Lake Tahoe will be so cold this summer because of our big snow year. Regardless of how cold the lake is, I rarely swim in it. I'm mostly content sitting on a big rock watching Zack and Molly (dog) swim and chase tennis balls. I …
embracing change
I live in a beautiful mountain town which is currently being blanketed in another perfect winter storm. I got to spend Sun morning at Race178's Run with the Girls in Reno with the awesome Girls on the Run team from Incline Elementary. After a successful 5k where our girls smiled, laughed, ran and celebrated their fall season, head …
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