Kensington Rhymes by Compton MacKenzie. Feathers of Fluff. One Mother's Day morning I happened upon a gaggle of goslings who were just old enough to be venturing out on their own.
Shhhhhh, gosling sleeping. It was hard to tell which of the larger geese were the "Momma's" but it felt like a but of fluffy Mother's Day magick to me. Saturday Morning Scramble. Write on Edge Prompt for RemembeRED One person’s Humpty Dumpty is another person’s omelet.
In 400 words or less, write about a time when something was irrecoverably broken and the ensuing scramble. Remember, memoir is non-fiction. It engages the reader in a moment of the author’s life. Use descriptive language and dialogue to build your post. Saturday Morning Scramble The basement apartment was dark, and chilly early on Saturday mornings, so my 3-year-old brother and I would keep our footed pajamas on until after Saturday cartoons were over.
Saturday arrived with no fanfare, but the television that had been missing in action was now sitting prominently on its stand again! "Look Dave, the TV is back," I said with a muffled squeal. "I want to watch Speed Racer," he said with excitement. "No, I want to see Tom and Jerry! " "You watch them all the time," he pouted. Toes Tangled. Supervising Alcoholic Firefighters is hard work. Ira Glass on Storytelling. How to Grow a Blog Last month, in preparation for my K12Online Conference presentation , I re-read Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s Good Business. Leadership, Flow, and the Making of Meaning . In it, he states that the experience of flow – when the person is totally immersed in an activity and genuinely enjoying the moment – comes from “the steps one takes toward attaining a goal, not from actually reaching it.”
He adds that: People often miss the opportunity to enjoy what they do because they focus all their attention on the outcome, rather than savoring the steps along the way. Where does the pleasure in singing come from – finishing the song, or producing each note or phrase? In education, however, the product – the grade, the final draft, the test mark – still often takes precedence over the process of learning – the sense of personal journey without which the final destination is meaningless.
In my classroom – a predominantly blogging classroom – things have to be different. Keep in mind, this is not easy. Stations of the Cross. "Grab My Button" Code Generator. Enter Your Blog/Website and Image Info Your website/blog Title: (e.g.
My Blog) Your website/blog URL:(e.g. Your image URL: (e.g. Choose Your Colors and Code Box Options This part is optional; you can leave the default values or choose your own. Container Type(The element that will contain your code) (recommended if wordpress.com hosts your blog. Not sure if you should use "textarea" or "pre"?
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