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Way to Run It Out
Posted Monday, May 7, 2018, at 9:48 AMI ran long distance on my junior high and high school track team from 8th-10th grade. I wasn’t particularly fast. I had joined mostly for the exercise. I added a little depth to the team so we could get the participation points of having enough entries in the 1600 and 3200 meter races. ... -
Community Conversations on Campus
Posted Tuesday, March 27, 2018, at 1:31 PMThis morning as I talked to my SC105 students who are part of the Tomorrow's Teachers Learning Community, we discussed the importance of trying to understand people's different perspectives. I mentioned the time I was talking to a friend who had a very negative opinion about people who were on welfare. ... -
Making a list and checking it twice...
Posted Sunday, December 10, 2017, at 8:41 PM...not because I'm Santa. I made a multiple page list at the beginning of last week to get me through finals: the ones I am giving and the ones I am taking. I have scheduled in my "nice" amidst the "naughty". Seeing a musical with my mom (an early Christmas present) was a carefully planned block of time today. ... -
Thanksgiving
Posted Sunday, November 12, 2017, at 7:34 PMIn the spring of 1996, I spent a semester in London with the now defunct Missouri-London Program. It was a time of incredible learning, personal growth and adventure. I will always be grateful for the opportunity. The Easter I was there, on my limited budget, I prepared a feast of boiled carrots and potatoes, with a little Cadbury chocolate for dessert. ... -
I Can Has Fall Break Plz?
Posted Sunday, November 5, 2017, at 9:50 PMA couple years ago, the decision was made to move our two day fall break from midterm and add it to the three day break at Thanksgiving. There are benefits to this new arrangement, but right about now, it feels like we have been going full speed for a long time and we still have two more weeks before we get to slow down. ... -
Want to Clear the Marbles? Me too.
Posted Monday, October 16, 2017, at 9:39 AMStudents who come to my office see a hodgepodge of things. Of course, there is the wall with my diplomas displayed, the packed bookshelf, the desk cluttered with folders full of student papers, and the computer area littered with lists and reminders. ... -
Post, interrupted.
Posted Monday, October 2, 2017, at 9:23 PMAs I was falling asleep last night, I remembered that the next day was Monday, my self-proclaimed Arrow blog day. I had been troubled over the weekend by the lack of empathy I was seeing for the situation in Puerto Rico and the players who were choosing to kneel during the National Anthem. ... -
Oh no, all my dreams aren't coming true.
Posted Monday, September 25, 2017, at 9:14 PMAbout twelve years ago, this was a popular refrain of my oldest daughter. She said it the same way someone might say, "Oh man, I'm having a rough day." It seemed funny and fairy-tale-inspired to us, but we tried to explain to her that it was a tall order to have all your dreams come true every day... -
I forgot to blog yesterday.
Posted Tuesday, September 19, 2017, at 1:47 PMIt's the fifth week of the semester and I have not found my rhythm. Extra things keep popping up. Jimmy's Friends, the volunteer organization I started, advise and participate in, is back in action in the Saint Francis NICU after a semester's hiatus due to the mumps outbreak. ... -
If You See Something, Say Something
Posted Monday, September 11, 2017, at 3:49 PMOn Grandparents’ Day 2001, my husband and I let our parents know if all went well, they would be Grandparents in May 2002. We were freshly graduated with our MFAs. Bob was in his first year of teaching at Jackson High School, I was preparing to go on the East Coast tour of A Christmas Carol as Mrs. Cratchit and we were expecting our first baby. The world seemed full of excitement and promise... -
She Works Hard for the Money
Posted Monday, September 4, 2017, at 6:04 PMHere we are, about to start the third week of school and I am knee deep in my first big weekend of grading: 100 outlines from my SC105 students, 26 weekly write-ups from my SC215 students and 25 forum posts and recordings from a dual enrollment class I adjunct. ...