Tag: respect
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A Thank You Letter (My Ode to Mr. Gaillard)
Dear Mr. Gaillard, I wanted to take this time to write to you. Albeit my feelings are disheveled because I know that this is a letter you’ll never get to read, I’m still writing it anyway. Where do I begin? You had such a profound impact on me as a beginner band student and ultimately…
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Lessons from my younger me.
I’ve heard people talk about their high school years as though it were the golden age of perfection. My mother would say to me,”Enjoy those [high school] days. I had some good, clean fun. You’re going to miss them when they go.” Being young, I heard her but those words didn’t resonate until much later…
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Stay Strong
The word for the week is: “fuerte”. One of my close friends is teaching me how to speak Spanish, and she taught me that that word means “strong”. Although this picture doesn’t exude me being strong, it does have a purpose. I decided to let the art students paint my face during a serving opportunity…
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As if no one is looking.
Something unexpected happened to me Friday. I had been feeling like the week whizzed by without me having reflected upon all that had transpired. Here’s an unknown fact about me: My goal is to accomplish something each day, so that I will have the feeling of, well, accomplishment (redundancy isn’t cute: I get it). Currently,…
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Remission Reloaded
Remission: the act or process of remitting Synonyms: absolution, amnesty, forgiveness, pardon, remittal I thought I would educate my readers. Hey, I’m a teacher. Can you tell? Recently, I had the esteemed pleasure of blaming someone else for a deep hurt that I’ve been experiencing lately–Too direct? Yes? Let me say it differently. For quite…
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El cazador de sueños (The Dream Catcher)
This time, I decided to change writing spots. I’m writing you from IHOP. Let’s begin, shall we? During a previous post, I talked about not letting go of your dreams. Well, after writing that, it fueled me to pass on that lesson to my kids (students). In August, I purchased the “Dream” wall decal for…
