Archive for the Tag 'kids'

WARNING: MAJOR VENTING AHEAD

Cole was out sick first of the week and didn’t catch the homework assignment posted on the day he went back, but did get for the two days he missed. Teacher gets a tude today when he turned in the make-up work but not yesterday’s assignment; wants to know how he thinks he’s going to [...]

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Middle School Blues

Fold the paper in half. Pinch the tip. Open it back up. Write your name next to the pinch mark. Write the date underneath your name. Write your class period under the date. Student number in top right corner. Index cards folded on the left corner by height; exactly half an inch wide. Run your [...]

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Growing Pains

I see the way they look at him – admiring his natural ability and genuine love – wishing they could take time and coach him, teach him a little of what they know. And I know that if he ever comes up in a draft again that someone will snag him away from his team. [...]

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Sunday Scribblings

Sunday Scribblings – #100 Time Machine
I can’t help but wonder if one day they’ll look back and regret all the things they didn’t do, not because they couldn’t, but because they didn’t want to, didn’t think it was that important, or couldn’t spare the time; wishing they could go back in time and do it [...]

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Mothers Love

I never thought it would happen to me…not in a million years. But it did.
We pulled up in front of the school, no one around except two little patrol guards, whose job it is to open the car door for the students, hold it while they get out then pleasantly tell the driver to have [...]

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