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Notes From the Buffer Zone: Chicago!
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Tuesday, August 30, 2016. And why have I been neglecting this blog? Because I started school- which zaps up a lot of my time, and because I have been preparing for a long weekend in Chicago. It isn't easy as a teacher, to take a few days away from the classroom. But this was one of those essential trips. I will miss this boy. But I am so proud of him and wouldn't hold him back for anything. September 6, 2016 at 7:52 PM. Such a beautiful place! Thanks for the photos ♥. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Notes From the Buffer Zone: And This is Why I Teach
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Saturday, November 12, 2016. And This is Why I Teach. And then, of course, there were these election results. When I got to school on Wednesday, the anxiety in the students bristled. "My dad will be deported," a student told me. "He hasn't passed the citizen test yet. Will they still let him take it? How can this happen? I heard. "How can a candidate who was supposed to be a joke win? How can someone win the popular vote, but not become the president? Are you disappointed in our country? You are indeed m...
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Notes From the Buffer Zone: Work and Play
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Saturday, September 10, 2016. I really think I have never had a busier school year. I get to work earlier than ever before- usually by about 6:20. The principal is on making reminders announcements about then, and then the kids enter at 6:50. I am on. I don't think people realize what high school teachers really do. I have fewer students this year than last. Only 170 or so ('or so' because each week some move in and some move out). Last year I had 200! A handful of determined little beans! The cucumbers ...
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Notes From the Buffer Zone: This is holiday
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Monday, December 26, 2016. This sparkle-y little bit of Christmas tree may have belonged to my grandmother or maybe even my great grandmother. My mom gave it to me a long time ago. I don't think it has any monetary value, but it is hugely sentimental to me. When I look at it, I remember a holiday party that took place a very long time ago. I think maybe someone wore this at a party I went to when I was a very small child. Which, of course, may be totally false. December 26, 2016 at 6:19 PM. Amy and Isabe...
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Notes From the Buffer Zone: New Year
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Monday, January 2, 2017. The new year has started gray and foggy and wet. I love this kind of weather! It's the sit indoors under a cozy blanket and read a book kind of weather. At night I love to listen to the rain- real rain, not the "sounds of rain" I sometimes play on my phone. This was once a wren house, but squirrels chewed the hole wider. It has provided shelter for many little critters over the years. Some of the scratches on the outside were made by talons once upon a time too. But enough of that.
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Notes From the Buffer Zone: Fall
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Monday, October 31, 2016. Fall has always been my favorite time of year. I love the way the light shifts and becomes hazy and gentle. I love how the leaves crunch under foot and float down from the sky or skitter over the ground with the breeze. Fall is like a big sigh. Like the world has been holding in or building up as the August temperature gauges push over 90 degrees day after day- then comes that first little sneak of a cool morning, and I know the sigh of relief is on its way. Labels: autumn in ATL.
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Notes From the Buffer Zone: Ice
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Saturday, January 7, 2017. It is an icy cold day here, quite literally. Yesterday, the school day was cut short for inclement weather. Everyone was hoping for real snow. But, it's the south. So we got rain and then freezing temperatures, which adds up to ice. Today is quite glorious really, sun and ice making everything sparkle. At times I have been reminded of those Christmas tree icicles made of foil that I never see anymore except in old movies. (They must be a choking hazard or something! Where Five ...
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