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I am a mom who balances my career as a reading specialist with parenting a 1.5 year old and loving competitive running and biking. I don't think women should give up personal goals when they become parents.
My holiday fashion article would have been shortly followed by one about the beauty of holiday music. Teachers across our nation have had an especially difficult week, and I only got as far as the title of my article about our high school’s recent music perfor ... Read more...
If I include myself in my immediate family, more than half of us, or three out of five are teachers, and everyone except for my mom spends at least twenty hours of his or her week at a school. Two of us, my father and I have been grazed by gun violence during the co ... Read more...
My third holiday season as a mommy is upon me, and for the third year in a row I am rejoicing in my having the best fashion friend that a girl could ever have. Our complimentary outfits give me a sense of peace during this busy time of year. My daughter and I attend ... Read more...
“Think Cold” reads the title of Marilyn Singer’s first poem about Humboldt Penguins, creatures who inhabit the hot, dry coastal deserts of Peru and Chile in her 2012 collection: A Strange Place To Call Home: The World’s Most Dangerous Habitats& The Animals T ... Read more...
CABE’s executive director, Robert Rader recently gave me the opportunity to attend the annual CABE/CAPPS Convention as a Workingmother.com representative. This past summer I had discussed my column with Bob at the gym which we frequent along with many other teachers ... Read more...
I have always enjoyed listening to inspirational books during my commute to work. I never know when I am going to absorb and digest a bit of wisdom from this “self-help” genre. Last month I listened to Lisa Oz’s book about relationships, called Us.&nb ... Read more...
Serving as a member of a board of education for a public school is not an elementary volunteer post. Most parents would prefer to volunteer serving food and beverages at sporting events, instead of spending time making decisions which other parents and taxpayers may ... Read more...
Before embarking on a mini-reading-research project, I brought my narrative-loving two year old to high school for two twenty minute visits. I ultimately want create something unique, but of value to other educators and parents. Working as a high school readin ... Read more...
Skeletons abound this time of year, but what about our own bones? How can we keep our bones healthy aside from consuming Calcium rich foods and beverages? This summer I learned a valuable lesson about bones from Dr. Jamie Lemeck of Glastonbury Chiropractic. I ... Read more...
“Hi Coach! What’s the work-out for today?” is usually uttered with more force and volume than “What are we going to learn today?” It’s a hopeful sign if kids do bother to ask what they are going to learn today, but you are bound to get a much better reaction f ... Read more...
