Monthly Archives: April, 2009
Once More, with Feeling
So I logged onto WordPress, thinking about noodling around with a post after sending out a slew of work-related emails and feeling in a state of poetic-paralysis as the Poem-A-Day challenge winds down. And look! WordPress has a new springtime theme! And it does everything I wanted, and it’s sharp-looking and well-sized and fresh, and …
Post-Hiatus
Well, that blogging break turned out to be a bit longer than I expected! I don’t often take blogging breaks, but recently it was certainly warranted. Here’s what I’ve been up to: * I serve as the faculty sponsor for the GSA at the private school where I teach during the day. This spring, our …
Update
So I’m behind in grading at both jobs, the sink is full of dishes, the grass needs cutting, I’m being evaluated at both my jobs over the next two weeks, Sophie threw up in her classroom today, my sister’s girlfriend broke up with her very abruptly and my husband’s finals are rapidly approaching. It goes …
Pause
I’ll be on a blog-break for the rest of the week– nothing’s wrong, just a little time away from the computer with family. See everyone after Easter!
April Is The Cruelest Month
This point in the school year is always the worst, in my own humble opinion, and this year seems especially rough. Students are either wandering the hallways bemoaning tougher college admissions, or wandering campus bemoaning the worst job market in decades that awaits them after graduation. Others are staring down AP exams or trying to …
Save the Words
I found Save the Words from Dana at Huff English, and it made me start thinking about how to use it in teaching. Wouldn’t this be a cool poetry-writing exercise? Maybe even as a fun way to celebrate National Poetry Month, as quick prompts? Maybe even a worthy extra credit exercise? This could be fun …
Eat Your Veggies
One of my cooking phobias has to do with vegetables. Since I discovered the supertaster concept, I have suspected that I am one, and I think my Lucy may be as well. Many vegetables, especially green ones, are simply to strongly flavored for me, and so cooking veggies beyond corn, green beans and carrots is …
Donald Hall
One common piece of advice for poets, especially those of us outside of writing programs, is to read as much poetry as you can, from classic to contemporary. I teach a variety of classic poets in my classes, so that part is easier for me– I find that teaching a poem to a class helps …
Teaching with OneNote
During the day, I teach in a laptop school, which means that we as a faculty are encouraged to think about integrating technology into our teaching in as many useful ways as we can. We are even lucky enough to have a tech department on campus to assist us, but I think that many times, …
National Poetry Month
April is National Poetry Month, and I’m celebrating in a few different ways here at school, and also trying to celebrate a little in my daily life. I signed up for the Poem-A-Day email from the Academy of American Poets, and am trying to think of ways to bring in some poetry for my classes. …
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