Working on Juliet for English teacher- Verona fan 
this classic statue view, in the Piazza de Guilanna is from my photo album. I could do a Juliet series for all my beloved English teachers? Maybe not?
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“Adopt the pace of nature, her secret is patience.-Ralph Waldo Emerson
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I think what we see over and over again with technology is that as it – as a new popular technology begins to be woven into society, woven into our personal lives ever more deeply, we not only change the way we behave or the way we think, but we change what we value about human beings, about ourselves. And what scares me is not just the changes in thinking that the internet I think is promoting, but the way we see signs that we are beginning to devalue the whole idea of solitary thought, or contemplative thought or very attentive thought. And you see this in just changing kind of mores or social norms.
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“Adopt the pace of nature, her secret is patience.-Ralph Waldo Emerson
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You know at the front of the student planner where we post 1 million rules that mainly refer to what students must and must not do? Yeah those ones.
Well how about we did a flip-a-roo and added some student created guidelines around what we adults and school should do? I started to make a list of things that I thought student's would ask for and then thought that's dumb, I should just ask my students!
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Play ball! Baseball season is almost here, the great rite of spring! The cheering of the crowd, the smack of the ball landing in the catcher’s glove at 98 mph, the fragrant aroma of Fenway Franks or Dodger Dogs, the thrill as we watch our favorite player crush a ball and send it soaring over the Green Monster – those of us who love baseball can hardly wait for the excitement!
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http://qz.com/65408/the-dirty-little-secret-of-online-learning-students-are-bored-and-dropping-out/
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Eric Walters, author, activist, and speaker kept a crowd of teens focused with a very compelling delivery today. A hybrid of book talk, travelogue, NGO mission statement all worked with a craft that clearly demonstrates a man with passion for kids, stories and humanitarianism. At times he was provocative, such as his rant against the value of Twilight; to humorous, such as his teasing of boys and girls in the audience, but ultimately he was passionate about poor children. Whether poverty and care of orphans in Kenya or Toronto, he practices what he preaches and then crafts his research and actions into writing stories and that process has to be respected. There is no writing books from a luxurious city office here.
Check out some Eric Walters titles here.
Read about his orphanage school Creation of Hope.
“…This project began with a chance meeting with a young boy in a marketplace and the discovery that he was one of over 500 orphans in and around Kikima – a small rural community in Kenya. These children live in the most desperate of situations – situations that for many seem to be hopeless. The program features an outreach component – with over 350 orphans residing with extended family members given monthly support – a residential component with 37 orphans and 19 orphans who are funded to go to residential high schools.” ( Creation of Hope.com )
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Most of the time as educators, we try to act like we have it all together. Well, this is so tiring. Also saying "fake it until you make it" is deceptive as well. If we model this state of "everything is fine", students and colleagues never see how messy and beautiful learning really is. I've been reading and thinking a great deal about innovation this past year and to be innovative is to be perceived by others as a bit loony.
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