Archive for January, 2004

Find Joy and Bring Joy

January 19, 2004 @ 7:39 am · Filed under Random Thoughts

For the last few days, especially today, Dr. Martin Luther King Day, Elisha has me thinking about something she said, “I want to find joy and bring joy.” Isn’t that what being a teacher is all about: getting out of ourselves and into others; caring less about our feelings, our happiness, our security, our convenience, [...]

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Patience: An Eleventh Word In My Dictionary of Good Teaching

January 5, 2004 @ 9:41 am · Filed under Random Thoughts

3:00 a.m. Can’t sleep. The house is quiet. My angelic Susan is still in Charlotte tending her mother. I came back early because Robby had to chef on New Year’s Eve. Can’t walk. This stuffy cold is a drag. While waiting for the warm milk to kick in, I was going through a couple of [...]

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