Today marks Day 13 of the Slice of Life challenge. Join me as I work to write every day in March – and beyond! If only, last year, as we hastily made copiesand gathered booksand held cramming sessionson how to use Google meetwe had stopped and sat on the floorin a circlethe kind of circlewhere sometimes youContinue reading “Slice of Life Day 2021 Day 13: If Only”
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Slice of Life 2021 Day 12: Filling Buckets
Today marks Day 12 of the Slice of Life challenge. Join me as I work to write every day in March, If you’re feeling low, And you’re wondering whether the next big gust of wind is going to guide you to shore or strand you out at sea, And you’re wondering what, if anything, you can doContinue reading “Slice of Life 2021 Day 12: Filling Buckets”
Slice of Life 2021 Day 11: In Awe
I saw the cover of the bookand snortedand huffedand rolled my eyes because who needs an entire bookto tell themto look aroundin wonderand awe at the world around them who needs 192 pageson a Kindleto tell themto look up at the sky and then i thought, uh-oh. there are people in this worldwho need anContinue reading “Slice of Life 2021 Day 11: In Awe”
Slice of Life 2021 Day 10: In Memoriam
Today marks Day 10 of the Slice of Life challenge. Join me as I work to write every day in March – and beyond! I was saddened to learn of the death of Norton Juster. Here’s my little tribute. Dear Mr. Juster, My name is Lainie. I’m a fan. I first read “Phantom Tollbooth” when I wasContinue reading “Slice of Life 2021 Day 10: In Memoriam”
Slice of Life 2021 Day 9: Signs of Spring, Redux
Today marks Day 9 of the Slice of Life challenge. Join me as I work to write every day in March – and beyond! As we approach March 13, the last day we were with our students, the day we hurriedly sent them packing without any true sense of what we were shifting into or out of,Continue reading “Slice of Life 2021 Day 9: Signs of Spring, Redux”
Slice of Life 2021 Day 8: Why the Soapbox?
Today marks Day 8 of the Slice of Life challenge. Join me as I work to write every day in March – and beyond! My blog is called “Ed Soapbox” for a reason. Soapboxes. Ideas we feel SO STRONGLY, we just need a box to stand on and shout it out to the world. And friends, IContinue reading “Slice of Life 2021 Day 8: Why the Soapbox?”
Sunday Sit-Down #8: If Only I Knew
Each Sunday, I’m working my way through my experiences with race. I’ll share stories and memories from throughout my life. I know I’ll encounter moments of growth that I wish I could relive. I’ll also have to think back on choices that I wish I could remake. Come join me each week. It’s also DayContinue reading “Sunday Sit-Down #8: If Only I Knew”
Slice of Life 2021 Day 6: What You Think About
I’m writing each day in March as part of the Slice of Life Challenge. Enjoy! What you think aboutwhen you’re a teacherisn’t the grade bookthe test scoreor paper work What you think aboutwhen you’re a teacherisn’t the holy cow! unitsthe whiz-bang lessonsor even the crashers and burners What you think aboutwhen you’re a teacherisn’t theContinue reading “Slice of Life 2021 Day 6: What You Think About”
Slice of Life 2021 Day 5: Throw a Girl a Bone
Today marks Day 5 of the Slice of Life challenge. Join me as I work to write every day in March – and hopefully beyond! SometimesWhen the monkeys on the backOutnumberThe feathers in the capOr when the proverbialWhack-a-moleFeels out of whatAnd we feelUnseen Unheard Alone AdriftSomeone tosses usA wide-ribboned lineTo remind us thatYesWe are stillContinue reading “Slice of Life 2021 Day 5: Throw a Girl a Bone”
Slice of Life 2021 Day 4: Kid Wisdom
Today marks Day 4 of the Slice of Life challenge. Join me as I work to write every day in March – and maybe beyond! As I alluded to in yesterday’s post, I used my own writing as a mentor text for my fourth graders. The goal is to use student writing as the literatureContinue reading “Slice of Life 2021 Day 4: Kid Wisdom”
Soapbox: The Way I see Things 