I believe it’s time for a little reflection on the changes wrought by my return to teaching. I suppose I could write a helpful how-to post on successfully juggling multiple jobs, multiple small people, and one LCB with multiple issues. But that would make LCB laugh, long and hard, so we won’t go there. I […]
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Playing with the Big Boys
She may be all girl, and she may be only five, but this girl loves nothing more than playing with the big boys.
Lord of the Flies Survival Challenge
Right now, my students are in the middle of reading Lord of the Flies by William Golding. The novel, if you are unfamiliar with it, takes place during World War II and is about a group of British boys who survive a plane crash, landing on an uninhabited island. There are no adults that survive […]
Almost Fall
The signs of the approaching fall are upon us. There are still quite a few sea turtle nests left, but the number is waning. In my experience, it always seems like the fishing boats are most prevalent in the fall. These days, it’s hard not to spend much time on the ocean and not see […]
Living with a “Senior Citizen”
In life, some things should be kept private, while others should be shouted from the rooftops, proclaimed in the town squares, and posted on various social media platforms. What I’m about to share falls into the later category. On Thursday evening two weeks ago, LCB returned from a trip to Harris Teeter (a popular chain […]
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A Weekend in Pictures
My older son was exuberant over a day off of school this week. (Actually, that may have been his mother I’m remembering.) My younger son spent a significant portion of one afternoon waiting for breaks in the waves so he could practice his swimming strokes. I’m not sure how much actual practice he managed, but […]