Category Archives: school

Twelve

Posted on September 7, 2018 by caterpillargold

Twelve is such a frantic, explosive age To be surrounded by it is to be reminded of the passage of time I recall my own fierce tempers and mood swings  My fragile friendships, As passionate as any fairy tale and … Continue reading →

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Back to School

Posted on August 31, 2014 by caterpillargold

I’m back in India now, in my new apartment with (framed!) things hanging on the walls. I am technically settled. I am also back at the same school for two years running for the first time. I get to teach … Continue reading →

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Any questions?

Posted on June 10, 2014 by caterpillargold

As a student, I loved when we ‘side-tracked’ my teachers: asking them questions and derailing the lesson with something more interesting (to us).  I loved that the questions could be so good that the teacher would lose track of time and … Continue reading →

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REAL HEROES

Posted on April 6, 2014 by caterpillargold

Last week, the middle school did Day 9 – an experimental concept where kids sign up to do workshops based on their personal interests and spend 2 days learning, ideating, and creating. I was signed up for the Superhero Comics workshop. … Continue reading →

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It was a long day

Posted on December 9, 2013 by caterpillargold

Today was incredibly long and emotionally draining. Although, honestly, it only took one 80-minute class to feel that way. At the end of last block, when the bell rang, I ran upstairs with the express purpose of eating some of … Continue reading →

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Giving Thanks

Posted on November 22, 2011 by caterpillargold

I had a good day! Shel Silverstein is wonderful Last week was miserable. I felt completely overwhelmed and incapable. I felt like I was too stupid to teach and that there were so many bits and bobs to keep track … Continue reading →

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Hrm, School.

Posted on September 21, 2011 by caterpillargold

I’ve been thinking a lot about education (obviously).i was introduced to TED Talks by a friend, and we watched a lecture by Sir Ken Robinson on how schools kill creativity, and then another encouraging an education revolution.One of the points … Continue reading →

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Relfection

Posted on February 23, 2011 by caterpillargold

I was helping a special needs student acquaint herself with a website the teacher wants all the kids to use. It helps them with their maths skills – games and such – and allows him to keep track of what … Continue reading →

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Old friends

Posted on September 15, 2010 by caterpillargold

Books have done a lot for me throughout my life. The books that I will always reach for when I am in need of an old friend are any written by Tamora Pierce. (I even have two of her series … Continue reading →

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Uniformed status

Posted on September 14, 2010 by caterpillargold

Today, as I walked home from the grocery store, I noticed the oddity of something that was once so normal to me that I had never given it thought; like eating rice and beans every day of my life until … Continue reading →

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