Tonight I finally had the opportunity to view the movie “Race to Nowhere.” It really brought home the truth I know as a teacher. The truth is simple. I teach to create the love of learning for another human being. This love will alter the way life...
This week I have parent conferences and I have been preparing for these meetings. As kindergarteners going into first grade – every family wants to know how is their child doing; is their child ready? I prepare a whole child snapshot to communicate where...
“Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel” Socrates Recently a friend of mine told me she had roasted her own coffee. Immediately, I was going to try it myself. As an avid and committed coffee drinker, I love the process of making coffee. ...
Today I read this passage from Parker Palmer's book, “Courage to Teach.” It nails what I have been thinking about and I wanted to share it: The question we most commonly ask is the “what” question – what subjects shall we teach? When...
To be capable of wonder is to be fully human. – Carlina Rinaldi Photo taken by my dad – Arlen Fowler in Utah. Today I drove from Tulsa to Dallas and had a good five hours to think. Lately, my thoughts swirl around our educational system and such things...
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