The struggle to teach traditionally vs. the struggle to teach with a different pedagogy
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Suprise Me
Blasphemous Minister of Education
Prompted By Struggling with Values
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The struggle to teach traditionally vs. the struggle to teach with a different pedagogy
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The Magic of Digital Imaging
Prompted By Do You Believe in Magic?
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I’ll never have plastic surgery. I always say it’s because I’m determined to age gracefully, naturally, but mostly it’s because I can’t afford it, and I’m afraid of pain and/or a bad result. But each morning I Photoshop my mouth, turn it up at the corners for a sweet smile instead of the gash I…
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Old Wives’ Tales
Prompted By Superstitions
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Old Wives’ Tales I never put a hat on the bed. I hold my breathe when I pass a cemetery. When I see a nun in a habit, I pull on my buttons. I never walk under open ladders. I bring the cup to the kettle, never the kettle to the cup. I never open…
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We Are the World
Prompted By Charity
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We are the world, We are the children, We are the ones who make a brighter day, so let’s start giving. Oh, there’s a choice we’re making, We’re saving our own lives, It’s true we’ll make a better day, just you and me. This song, written by Michael Jackson and sung by an ad hoc…
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When Hated-Filled Bullying Replaces Hope and Change
Prompted By Bullying
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I want to put my grandkids in a bubble to keep them from seeing all of the hatred and bullying out there since Trump descended that golden escalator.
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Passover Present and Past
Prompted By Spring Celebrations
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When we got to reciting the ten plagues during our Zoom seder, I know all of us were thinking about an eleventh one that kept us apart this year.
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The Blob
Prompted By Trauma
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In the universe of trauma, it seems pretty trivial to describe a childhood horror movie. Looking back now, it is hard to believe that I would be terrified by the old sci-fi low-budget 1950’s film, “The Blob”. I was surprised to learn from Wikipedia that it was Steve McQueen’s acting debut, and music was by…
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Smash-Up
Prompted By Car Trouble
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Smash-Up I must confess I’m not the best of drivers. (See Life is a Highway, Fender Bender, and Rainy Night on the Highway) But for years I drove to work, and so the odds were good that I’d have a few smash-ups along the way. I remember one mishap when Danny and I were newly…
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A Pie in the Hand …
Prompted By Mealtime
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A pie in the hand is worth the fond memory.
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