Stories from the Heart

"No! We're Not There Yet!"

I remember being a kid in the back of the family station wagon on the way to White Sands Beach on the Connecticut shore. My grandparents...

Thoughts on Hurricane Ian

Community.

The Blue Fleece Blanket

Creating a sense of belonging makes all the difference. Every child wants to belong to their school community. In school communities,...

All Wrapped Up in Newspaper

I saw a post in an educator Facebook group the other day asking, "What is the best gift you've ever received from a student?" Now... I've...

From an A to a D...

Long, long ago in high school, I was not an extrovert. In fact, I was very quiet and unassuming, except to those that knew me best. I...

Under the Table and Dreaming

Under the table... like all the way under... so that the underside of the table protects you like an umbrella. Under the table was where...

Rocks, Flowers, and Concrete... Oh My!

Of all of the gifts that I received as a teacher, gift cards were my least favorite. Gifts from the heart were the greatest. Leslie...

The Girl With a Thousand Descriptors

Like charades with words... "Ms. DJ. I went to the store yesterday with mommy, and I pushed it." I, of course, had some idea of what...

A Fire WHAT?!?

Exquitenger! He was five years old with autism and a language impairment... and had a love for learning new, and BIG words. I had a fire...

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