Category Archives: Personal Ponderings

I was at a loss for what to write about this week – not because of the scarcity of thoughtss, but because of the sheer number of them. On Friday I asked my students to write their ideas for my blog … Continue reading →

There is much that is new today, in my life and yours; so much so, that it has given me reason to pause and ponder. Whenever we enter a new year we are embarking on an unexperienced adventure. No one … Continue reading →

One of my favorite things about the Christmas season is the variety of twinking lights that grace the community as creatively as icing on the cookies which come with this time of  year. Some of the lights are charmingly arranged, as if an … Continue reading →

Within every living being there is an instinct of self-preservation, no matter how domesticized that being has become. It can manifest itself in dogs fighting over a bone; a kitten hissing and spitting at the family dog; a bird flying … Continue reading →

Americans are renowned for being a wasteful people. We are an instant society with a throw-away reflex. We have everything from instant cocoa to movies-on-demand to voice controlled texts. We throw away whatever we can’t use now. This noncommittal conditioning … Continue reading →

Long ago, in the days of bold knights mounted on even bolder steeds and fair maidens guarded within the formidable stone walls of proud castles, there lived a king who loved his daughter very much.  This princess was all that … Continue reading →

The sound of a beating heart is heard on Day 21 is evidence of life, capable of feeling pain. The sound of a beating heart is quickly followed by eyes, ears, lungs, arms, legs, and blood flowing through a tiny … Continue reading →

In Home For a Bunny (Brown, 1965) we follow a little bunny in his search for a home of his own. He meets a variety of different creatures along the way and asks each one if he could live with … Continue reading →

This week I had all of my 7th graders write a short essay on what they will do when they are president. I thought it would be interesting to see what they are absorbing from the election hubub and how … Continue reading →

This is a time of ethics. As the presidential debates roll on and we draw closer and closer to the voting booths, we must confront our own ethical convictions. Is money what matters most? What about personal responsibility and individual … Continue reading →