tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post1793786613975067741..comments2024-03-21T05:30:03.220-04:00Comments on Science teacher: Fractured lives of the educated elitedoylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-56937403915200235902009-02-16T16:17:00.000-05:002009-02-16T16:17:00.000-05:00The squirrels are sitting in the sugar maple, sipp...The squirrels are sitting in the sugar maple, sipping away at the breaks in the bark. It's the only sign of spring here as all the bulbs are still hiding. It can't be much longer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-50691950872709290352009-02-16T13:51:00.000-05:002009-02-16T13:51:00.000-05:00Dear Kate,Sad story. To be fair I'm sitting here s...Dear Kate,<BR/><BR/>Sad story. To be fair I'm sitting here stalling before plowing through lesson plans, though I did find some over-exuberant daffodils breaking through the ground today. <BR/><BR/>Someone forgot to tell them it was still February!doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-45252531887865892102009-02-16T09:33:00.000-05:002009-02-16T09:33:00.000-05:00Good morning, Michael -I remember a parent/teacher...Good morning, Michael -<BR/>I remember a parent/teacher conference a few years ago with the father of an advisee. The family had come to the end of a three year journey with a cancerous brain tumor. His wife and my advisee's mother had died over the holiday break, and this was my first chance to sit face to face with dad and talk as phone calls had been not so satisfying. He spent the entire conference fiddling with his Blackberry. Yes, I know that we were dealing with hard stuff, but his having the choice to disappear into the organizer was frustrating for me as I tried to connect human to human. <I>Put it away and just be a dad for a moment</I> I wanted to say to him. But I didn't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com