@christress I know I wasn't perfect,
I know my life was small,
I know that I pretended that I knew it all.
But when you tell my story,
And I hope somebody does,
Remember me as something bigger than I was
@glennsumi Currently directing a HS production of Big Fish and the leitmotifs are super prevalent. One prevalent example is the orchestra plays the ascending major second "Daffodils" motif after Edward dies.
"Some conservatives have recognized the huge benefits of progressive classroom practices, but they only want them for their own children" - or for those who can afford them. (The masses get direct instruction & wksheets.) Thoughtful essay by an historian: https://t.co/QuFqDIzHh7
My high school choir director had us learn "Silent Night" in German, which we decided was ridiculous. Lots of teenaged eye rolling.
Fast forward ten years. I'm a pastor doing a Christmas Eve service at an assisted living facility. I make the rounds, saying hello to everyone. 1/
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The federal government has announced that the USPS program for free rapid tests will be ending on Friday Sept 2.
Anyone who hasn't placed their maximum number of orders needs to do so in the next 6 days.
Order your rapid home test kits here:
https://t.co/nPzdDqClEg
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Most ed. reforms are mostly just about making kids work harder: tougher standards! more rigor! raise the bar! Yet Dewey reminded us that the value of what students do “resides in its connection with a stimulation of greater *thoughtfulness*, not in the greater strain it imposes."