I was sitting in synagogue this past weekend as we of the Jewish faith celebrated Rosh Hashanah, the New Year. As I listened to the chanting, I started thinking about cancer. For me, having discovered almost two years ago that I had cancer and having had beaten it, though physical side effects persist, is a [...]
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” Play,” “Fun,” and “Happy” are exuberant words in MY DICTIONARY OF GOOD TEACHING for a very good reason. And, it’s really simple. Playful, fun, and happy teaching makes me a child, a child at play, a child wondering, a child daring, and a child curious. If someone asked me what the aim of life [...]
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Before I get to the student’s second question, I want to say more than a few more words about teaching and being happy. Happy! What a word! What a way to live! Want to get a high? Be happy! I am told that I am a member of a very small “fortunate minority.” I am [...]
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