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98 Percent
First of all, I don't agree with all of the standardized testing. I don't think states, governments, school boards, and sometimes even administration know what they're doing in making new lists of skills--Basic Competencies, Portfolios, NCLB, CCSS. I don't think the time spent on testing--and especially the time spent teaching testing--is worth the ( Read more... ) -
Saturday Show & Tell
1. Out for a walk yesterday in one of our favorite birding spots, we were treated to a pair of eagles who posed for us.
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Friday Five
1. Bagels--We made bagels for the first time using the King Arthur Flour recipe. They have a great site for recipes and a great blog showing you how to do the recipes. Here's the link to the blog: http://www.kingarthurflour.com/blog/2013/01/13/asiago-bagels-pretty-cheesy/ We used Parmesan instead of Asiago cheese. Delicious!
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Literary Resolutions
Sometime around the end of December, someone (Carrie Jones?) posted on Twitter about literary resolutions. At the same time donalynbooks and the Nerdy Book Club talked about Reading Gaps--areas or genres that are gaps in usual reading ( Read more... ) -
The Power of a Book
Yesterday I walked home with my kindergarten nephew G after school. He was telling me about his day (both real and imagined, that's how he is) then stopped and asked, "Do you know the song 'Follow the Drinking Gourd ( Read more... ) -
Goals and Dreams 2012--Looking back
Somewhere around January 4 of last year, I was sitting with jbknowles at the bakery and she suggested making a list of our dreams and goals. "Send them to me," she said. "That makes them more real ( Read more... ) -
Books read 2012
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Moments in Nature
Three great blue herons flew out of the fog by the churchyard this morning. They slowly circled the field and headed for the brook ( Read more... )
