Category Archives: education

Just because

Posted on December 11, 2013 by attraversiamodarmaz

Sometimes my ideas are so silly.  Sometimes they are insanely time consuming.  Sometimes they don’t work out.  When they DO work out?  There is a beautiful happy dance in my brain and joy every time I think of it!  I … Continue reading →

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End of week one!!!

Posted on May 31, 2013 by attraversiamodarmaz

It hasn’t been perfect, or beautiful, or pure genius, but by golly we are doing this thing! Day one we just did our journals, day two we did journals and reading to each other, and today we added math apps … Continue reading →

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Summer: Teacher vs. random artist

Posted on May 29, 2013 by attraversiamodarmaz

It’s here!  It’s here!  Wait…it’s here.  I’m not done planning. I love summer.  LOVE it!!  Work time and kid time through the year is just a perfect balance (usually).  Some say that summer is for no schedule, no list, no … Continue reading →

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5%

Posted on October 1, 2011 by attraversiamodarmaz

I have always enjoyed my students. My daughter and I saw one of my former students last night. I was so excited that 10 years later his face brought his name to mind immediately(his brother said there was a reason … Continue reading →

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Lessons

Posted on September 23, 2011 by attraversiamodarmaz

We teach and guide and support and hope for the best… for success and happiness. Manners, concepts, songs, simple tasks… We teach many many things. Today, you taught me… the most beautiful lesson I might ever see you master… is … Continue reading →

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Want to change the world?

Posted on September 18, 2011 by attraversiamodarmaz

This just came to me… It’s an easy thing really. Want to make a difference? Help a kid out? Build self esteem? Teach empathy? Here it is: Eliminate every situation EVER where we pick partners, groups, or teams. It is … Continue reading →

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30 Mirrors

Posted on August 27, 2011 by attraversiamodarmaz

I have 30 mirrors in my home. This does include one in the garage, but it is hung. This does not include my creative inventory. I only realized this when we had our cleaning party last weekend. I was cleaning … Continue reading →

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How to manage that mouth AND have fun!

Posted on December 20, 2010 by attraversiamodarmaz

This is good stuff, so lean in close, and you might want to bookmark this one for future reference. I feel really brilliant today. I might just have a parade in my honor…no kidding. I had an idea… and I … Continue reading →

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Where the hell are you from anyway???

Posted on September 13, 2010 by attraversiamodarmaz

The way I speak has been a topic of conversation more than a few times. In middle school there was good natured teasing about my oh so proper speech. I overcompensated into a lazy speech pattern that had to drive … Continue reading →

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Dear BB

Posted on August 16, 2010 by attraversiamodarmaz

Time has gone so fast! I can still see that little man face when I lifted the blanket for the first time. You came with no instructions. Such a guessing game. I did too much reading about all the what … Continue reading →

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