LIFE LESSONS In the next few blogs I am going to reflect on some life lessons…those sometimes minor incidents that changed my thinking-sometimes in a positive way-sometimes not. TEACHING-In. The Beginning Over the 30+years of my teaching career I taught every grade in some capacity. I started at the old age of 29 with three … Continue reading Lessons Learned Part 1
Month: January 2024
Not Necessarily the ‘Good Old Days’
I often hear people in my generation talk about the ‘good old days’ and how everything was so great ‘back in the day’. I’m sometimes guilty of this, too, and think part of the motivation is to proclaim our relevance. Part of it is also nostalgia. I like to reflect back on earlier days of … Continue reading Not Necessarily the ‘Good Old Days’
Don’t!
Parents have a big job. Number one is for their offspring to become good people. Many of our deep-down values come from our childhood teaching, but in my case, it wasn’t so much ‘teaching’ as it was acquiring. I can’t say my parents ever sat me down and said, “Do this because…”. There were a … Continue reading Don’t!
Recycled Reminders
I said there would be no resolutions for me for 2024; been there, done that, but somehow, my personality just won’t let me be. I automatically start thinking of how I can improve myself and my life. I’m a starter, but not much of a finisher. I have tried so many things and abandoned them … Continue reading Recycled Reminders
Mondays with Mary-Lee 