And still, it moves. The great man knew. He couldn’t let go of the naked truth of its scope, its beauty, but worship science? The powers will not have it; the solution: cognitive dissonance. Galileo. Like him, I know. He knew the center: Solitary and unworshipped by nature– roughed out of bonds by obvious revolutions; […]
Earth Day. Twenty-four hours to celebrate the Earth and all its natural resources. Students plant and proudly bring their prized bean sprouts home–only to be left and forgotten on the window sill. One day for students to learn about gardening is not enough to create a lifetime of love and respect for nutrition or the
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Here’s a story about six young people from not so long ago who lived in a town called Freeport and dealt with physical abuse in various ways. Paul Henry was 12 years-old, a dreamy, quick-footed kid from a large family of all sisters and no father. He was walking home one evening in October from
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She asked me, “Poppa, What is love?” And I thought and then said “Love is what you need and want it to be.” She thought some and said, “Love is a tree.” And I thought that she was so right. And I think of how my tree looks compared to hers, how they are both
Celia was having a fit. Again. I should have been used to it by now, but it still bugged me. When we were kids, it always got her the extra kisses and hugs, the extra cookies and candy, and the concerned attention. Now that we were adults, it was all the more annoying. Instead of
When I began my career as a first-grade teacher, writing in the first grade meant handwriting. But change was in the air. Led by Donald Graves, education professor from the University of New Hampshire, and many others, composition was beginning earlier, moving to the primary grades. I loved it. Growing up in a small town
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