tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post637885483514948068..comments2024-03-21T05:30:03.220-04:00Comments on Science teacher: Lessons from Ferdinand the Bulldoylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-86382124062946823482015-05-02T11:40:43.803-04:002015-05-02T11:40:43.803-04:00I have been mulling all these things most especial...I have been mulling all these things most especially as we go into spring. For me spring means get the kids outside! For others it means testing. We are going outside, until someone stops me.<br /><br />I was also thinking of your false memory idea. I remember reading that the English language has so few words to describe smells. As I was teaching my 2 nd graders to use descriptive vocabulary to write about what they observe with their senses I realized that to be true. Maybe it is the lack of language to describe the experience that leaves it feeling false in memory.<br /><br />Mostly thank you for this post.Rayannehttp://www.mydandelion.conoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-28048470067122769162015-04-28T18:32:48.486-04:002015-04-28T18:32:48.486-04:00Dear Jenny,
Every spring, when I fill my world wi...Dear Jenny,<br /><br />Every spring, when I fill my world with the aroma of cherry flowers, I am surprised at how little of it I truly remembered--I remember that it was intense and peppery, but I cannot remember it as it is, so anything I think I remember is false.<br /><br />But maybe that's true for all our present moments.<br /><br />(Thanks for the warm words...)doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-77967152428775438482015-04-28T14:17:42.545-04:002015-04-28T14:17:42.545-04:00I love this piece. For many reasons.
And, still, ...I love this piece. For many reasons.<br /><br />And, still, I'm going to ask a question that is almost irrelevant. Why a 'false memory left of what once was?'Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04725549451973770515noreply@blogger.com