Tuesday2's Blog

Outdoor must do’s for your child.

tuesday2 — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 00:38:30 +0000

Canoe down a river squeaked in at #50; it’s my husband’s favorite.

I like #6, #24, and #42.

Take a look here and create a summer bucket list.

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Little Eco Footprints

He just won’t listen to me.

tuesday2 — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:35:55 +0000

Inquire Within

tuesday2 — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 02:18:07 +0000

Reblogged from Tuesday2's Blog:

What would they do if the teacher didn’t show up??

tuesday2 — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 22:58:30 +0000

A classic ’How To’ book for teachers, The First Days of School, is the book I refer to as my classroom compass.

The author, Harry Wong, stresses the value in teaching and modeling routines and procedures from day one (and day two, and day three…) Over and over and over.

I’m a fan of routines and procedures ~~read as OCD~~.

I believe structure helps the kiddos (and the rest of us) feel safe; it’s good to know what to expect…most of the time.

via Bing images

So, what happens when the unexpected happens real life>.

Today I found the answer to a big ‘what if’ question.

I asked my classroom of 20 five yr-olds, “What would you do if you walked in our classroom one morning and there wasn’t any teacher here?”

…here is the top 10 list of honest answers that our kindergarten class had no problem (and a WHOLE lot of fun) brainstorming.

10. I would write the names of naughty kids all over the board (but not my name).

9. I would read to the class (this kids gets an “A” in p.r.).

8. Go to lunch and recess! all. day. long.

7. I’d have a party!!

6. Go to the computer lab.

5. I’d go straight to the principal’s office and tell her!

4. I’d walk to the ice cream store and bring back some popsicles for the party.

3. Head straight to gym or art.

2. I would wait for you. (ahhhh…my most patient kiddo)

1. I’d curl up in a box and go back to sleep.

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Good Night

tuesday2 — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 01:06:02 +0000

“Finish each day and be done with it.

You have done what you could.

Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can.

Tomorrow is a new day.

You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.”

― Ralph Waldo Emerson

Paving the Purpose of the Path.

tuesday2 — Mon, 27 May 2013 22:23:50 +0000

“Life will give you whatever experience is most helpful for the evolution of your consciousness.

How do you know this is the experience you need?

Because this is the experience you are having at the moment.”

― Eckhart Tolle, A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose

Click to view slideshow.

Buying Health at the Grocery Store.

tuesday2 — Sat, 25 May 2013 01:03:53 +0000

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“It’s bizarre that the produce manager is more important to my children’s health
than the pediatrician.”

~Meryl Streep

I Make Enough. My Earnings are Directly Deposited, Every Single Day.

tuesday2 — Tue, 21 May 2013 22:58:47 +0000

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“We can certainly talk about the realities of the economy, debate the best method to evaluate effectiveness and discuss the drawbacks of unions. But anyone who characterizes teachers as overpaid is forgetting what we entrust them with each and every day. Our children.”

It’s not about courage; it’s about love. Read the rest of the story here.

Are Teachers Overpaid? (economistsview.typepad.com)
Grading teachers: How valuable is student data? (utsandiego.com)

“There are Two Types of People in the World.”

tuesday2 — Sun, 19 May 2013 11:26:27 +0000

Which one are you?

Look here and choose wisely; or be miserable and stay away from the rest of us (who have yet to perfect this ourselves).

Miserable people (abbynormalmyamind.wordpress.com)
how to keep fighting (wildheartgirl.com)
It is your choice to live the way you are. (timebush.com)

One of my Greatest Talents.

tuesday2 — Thu, 16 May 2013 09:55:23 +0000

Big Bird – Library of Congress, Living Legend Award, 2000 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

I did most of my growing up in the 70′s. Sitting really close to the console t.v., gulping Hi-C (a kids health drink for sure) and not fighting over the remote.

Childhood was easy. I transitioned from Sesame Street to Zoom with no remote, no internet, no cell service, and no visual scars.

Big Bird taught me my ABC’s and 1,2,3′s. That’s important. But anyone can do that.

What I learned from Bernadette on Zoom? Well, that takes good old fashion talent. (Read as NO athletic ability at all>).