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What Does it Mean To Be a Teacher?
“I hate this stupid job!” I cursed after my elementary students left the classroom. It was the end of another agonizing day at work. The children had brutally taken advantage of me – just like they...
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The Best Reflection Question E-V-E-R
Reblogged from allensbrain: “Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” ― Søren Kierkegaard This quote screams TRUTH louder than a Blue Whale’s lustful invitation during...
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Reunited with my Students
I often taught my elementary students: “Listen to your heart – be wise, be mindful, be silly, be smart.” After five years of service as a teacher at KMS, I decided it was time to respond to the...
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Three Secrets to Success in Elementary
I learned this trick from Randall, my mentor and co-teacher. Throughout the years I’ve modified it to fit my teaching style. On the first day of school (or any day that works well for you), write the...
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A Harmonious rANT
They disembarked at my shores like a storm with no warning, escalating the possibility of war… After getting settled in my studio apartment in Thailand, and following weeks of mindless harvest of...
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The Chocolate Nibble Challenge
When I was ten years old, Roald Dahl blew me away with his epic novel, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. This year I decided to do the same for my 5th grade students. Indeed I had so much fun...
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I’m Just a Kid – One Child’s View of Truth
Friday afternoon rolled around. School was out, and I went to the front gate for my weekly after-school duty. As I assisted arriving parents to sign their kids out, I knew that at any moment, Yok,...
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A 5 year-old’s Guide: How to Deal with Anger
“Choose a job you like, and you won’t have to work a day in your life.” - Confucius There once was a 5 year-old kindergartener named Teddy. Teddy loved to visit my first grade classroom and...
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Lessons from the White Space Monster
Back in the early September days of this school year, my first grade students began work on a team-building art project. On the project’s third day, I decided it was time to share the tale of the White...
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The Power of “I’m Sorry”
As an educator, I do my best to make emotional space in my heart for times when I have to apologize to my students for having done something I shouldn’t have done. For example, my students already...
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Don’t Ever Give Up
I remember the day in 6th grade when I nervously sat in the principal’s office at Miller Creek Middle School, awaiting the inevitable sentencing for some minor offense I’d committed during recess....
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Reunited with my Students
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The Restaurant
- “You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.” - Plato “Hey Mr. Allen!” Danny (6 y/o) yelled from across the school yard. “Come look at what we built. We...
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