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We are having a zoom mtg tonight at 7:30. Want to join?
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Yes. A number of us are driving from Ann Arbor- at least 10-15. Can't vouch for the rest of the state.
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/pieces about domestic violence that he has set on
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This is really true. He has learned a lot over the years. If you read peace about domestic violence that he has sent on the islands off the coast of Maine, he's really done a very good job. His writing about the "magical black Negro" was really painful. But again- he has improved (former Mainer).
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I go to the Ann Arbor public library pretty regularly.
Fave library? #WellsCountyPublicLibrary #Bluffton Indiana. I know, I was shocked. Look at this children's
nook! Kids crawl in and listen to audio books. Read books. Work puzzles. There's stadium seating for story hours! I never want to leave.
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Oh hey it's 2:15 am. Wondering why a sixth grade girl shot up at school. There's more to that story.
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Share this .... it explains so much....
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She's thinking... they can't get me from down there. I am never ever leaving....
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It's not perfect, done in a couple of hours in a Starbucks!
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When I was a young mother I often slept like that....
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Do I completely trust that the Salvation Army doesn't discriminate against the LGBTQ community? No. But here in Ann Arbor I've talked to the people who work at the Salvation Army store. And they cover every aspect of that community. So I feel comfortable shopping there.
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"The Salvation Army maintains that it does not discriminate in its services based on sexual orientation. Their position statement on racism states they are "committed to serving everyone in need — regardless of their beliefs, backgrounds, or lifestyle." www.snopes.com/factbot/?que...
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Really interesting!
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My husband discovered some lovely photos from the early 1900s of family that used to live in this old farmhouse. I'm going to try some pencil and charcoal drawings of them. Maybe I'll also try painting them, in watercolor, with pen and ink. I'm really excited about this!
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They "count" as reading - sure. But it's not the same thing. And that's fine. Listening and reading is not the same thing. Making meaning from written letters is a skill.
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And then one day I came into class and the window was open and the fishbowl was tipped on its side. There was no frog. Someone had decided it was time for the frog to be free. I couldn't really argue. Some students were upset, but we all agreed that it was time for the frog to return to the woods.
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They insisted on drawing beautiful palm trees, clouds, and an island for it on the side of the bowl. Every day I brought in life crickets for the frog to eat that I got from a local pet store. This became a very big experience for the kids. They would stand around as I fed the frog crickets.
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Most of my students had never been in nature much. They never so much of a reason to go anywhere that involved nature. Then one of my students ran up to me with a tiny tree frog. They were enraptured. I found a small fishbowl for it.
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I taught students who had been kicked out of the traditional high schools in the Detroit area. One day I took them for a nature walk next-door to our school. We were surrounded by woods. Cornfields. And a lot of trash.