“The very first thing I tell my new students on the first day of a workshop is that good writing is about telling the truth. We are a species that needs and wants to understand who we are. Sheep lice do not seem to share this longing, which is one reason they write so very little. But we do. We have so much we want to say and figure out.”
― Anne Lamott
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Count down to Genius | Be Strong. Be Courageous. Be You.
https://daywells.wordpress.com/2015/10/13/count-down-to-genius/
https://mackenzie3mw.wordpress.com/2015/09/29/super-blood-moon-lunar-eclipse/
I haven’t fallen off the planet, it just seems like it.
http://imwritingtoo.blogspot.com/2015/09/where-have-i-been.html
A fifth Tuesday reflection on my OLW
http://pleasuresfromthepage.blogspot.com/2015/09/slice-of-life-olw-5th-tuesday-check-in.html
Thank you TWT for a place to post my blog each week. You’re, well, just the best!
A small moment about more than food matters.
https://daywells.wordpress.com/2015/09/29/moments-that-matter-massssss-ahhhhhh-a-small-moment-food-adventure/
slice truth
http://wp.me/p3cml8-nE
Bad smells and kindness. http://carolwscorner.blogspot.com/2015/09/slice-of-life_29.html
How to lead 25 fifth graders to their own thumb drive
http://friendswithoutid.org/2015/09/29/45-minutes-to-open-and-close-a-thumbdrive/
http://archermom.blogspot.com/2015/09/roller-coaster.html
The parenting roller coaster to be exact. 🙂
Working my way through a 12 day program for writers…
https://writeanotherone.wordpress.com/2015/09/29/september-29-slice-of-life-challenge-creating-a-character/
Short slice here tonight…
https://newtreemom.wordpress.com/2015/09/29/the-good-and-bad-of-it/
adventures in writing http://thesassybibliophile.blogspot.com/2015/09/adventures-in-writing.html
Moving, the Moon, and Mars http://wp.me/p3eVyl-cT
Emily’s Blue Period http://mrstaylorstales.blogspot.com/2015/09/emily-blue-period.html
https://kkoehlerblog.wordpress.com/2015/09/29/old-standby-vs-the-new/
Back at it. Personal goal to slice every week. Here we go! A slice about breaking in the new car- as much as we can anyhow.
Getting some words down! Ten Things Tuesday turned into Five Things Tuesday. 🙂
https://thinkingteachingblog.wordpress.com/2015/09/29/sol-september-29-2015/
Thought I had nothing to write and then I remembered that I have this story that I am writing and sharing with my 3rd graders so I’ll share it here, too!
http://mywritingstoriesbysally.blogspot.com/2015/09/small-moment-making-all-stars.html
How do you choose which book to read? https://beverleyabaird.wordpress.com/2015/09/29/slice-of-life-tuesday-49/
Slice from a photo walk. Thoughts about learning. You can skip reading and look at the photos only.
http://justforamonth.blogspot.com.ee/2015/09/slice-of-life.html
Today’s post was inspired by Michelle Haseltine’s post at http://1gratefulteacher.blogspot.com. Michelle and her students really encouraged my thinking!
http://wp.me/p5LXww-cJ
Oops! I forgot to share my link.
http://galleystreet.blogspot.com/2015/09/taco-tuesdays.html
When we retire, will we look rested? Will we have time to wait in line for tacos? Will we deliver lunch no matter the weather?
My second cross-country race of the year. A tribute to the teammates who make the race possible. https://nickybanzhaf.wordpress.com/2015/09/29/slice-of-life-race-day-sol15/
Young love is messy.
https://plainwindmill.wordpress.com/2015/09/29/slice-of-life-puke-shoes/
My comparison to last year. I haven’t shared in a while, but plan to continue.
https://awesomelybusy.wordpress.com/2015/09/29/last-year-this-year/
After a mincation in the country, I am falling in love with fall all over again and so I write to celebrate the time spent with family. http://beyondliteracylink.blogspot.com/2015/09/falling-in-love-with-fall.html
https://owenj7.wordpress.com/2015/09/29/happy-3-months/
It’s all coming together. A follow-up to an earlier slice.
http://myreadingblog-jac.blogspot.com/2015/09/tuesday-sol-92915-matching-set.html
It’s about that time when Duchess realized one of her character as useless. She went to Bianca for advice. 🙂
http://laduchessederat.com/2015/09/27/nano-prep-diaries-killing-a-character/
Some things rally make me feel old.
https://arjeha.wordpress.com/2015/09/29/do-you-remember/
A typical morning with no milk in the house.
http://lifestoriesinthemiddle.blogspot.com/2015/09/no-milk.html
Here’s a glimpse into the first few days of our vacation.
https://lcinmo.wordpress.com/2015/09/29/the-trip-begins/
What an interesting place to visit…you chose wisely. And there doesn’t seem to be the usual horde of other tourists to contend with. Thank you for the lovely pictures and commentary. Now II have someplace else to think about visiting when wanderlust sets in!
Using checklists and inquiry to move students to the next level. http://tworeflectiveteachers.blogspot.com/2015/09/an-inquiry-lesson-about-increasing.html
Some serious truth right here: http://iheartpurplestuff.blogspot.com/2015/09/to-be-refined.html
Maybe my stamina isn’t what it should be.
https://booksandbassets.wordpress.com/2015/09/29/stamina-and-heart-a-slice-of-life-story/
Do you know that feeling of falling into your book? Falling into your reading?
http://mrsknottsbooknook.blogspot.com/2015/09/solsc-92915-falling-into-reading.html
My truth – it’s not so bad being on the other side…even if it does mean that I am growing older.
http://adayinthelifeof19b.blogspot.com/2015/09/the-other-side.html
Changes in Perspective
https://msvictorreads.wordpress.com/2015/09/29/sol-virtual-school-plans/
My next car is going to be a converible. http://wp.me/p4Wp6C-on
We read My Mama Had a Dancing Heart in class yesterday as a mentor text for writing, so I tried it out…http://hollymueller.blogspot.com/2015/09/slice-of-life-trying-out-mentor-texts.html
My take on using scientific methods to teach spelling.
http://mbsteven.edublogs.org
Sharing a lesson we learned kayaking….http://assessmentinperspective.com/?p=2925
My take on using scientific methods to teach spelling.
http://mbsteven.edublogs.org/
Glad to be here! My truth is that I am working to elevate my standards. http://moranreflections.blogspot.com/2015/09/elevating-my-standards.html
So, truth . . . in search of a topic today. What I did to get unstuck . . .
https://franmcveigh.wordpress.com/2015/09/29/sol15-almost-october-and-olw/
I hope she remembers
https://murphyslawblog.wordpress.com/2015/09/28/to-see-the-moon/
I will not be winning any awards for mother-of-the-bride. https://reflectionsontheteche.wordpress.com/2015/09/29/mother-of-the-bride/
T Waves Hit Hard, but not yesterday http://wp.me/p3Gehh-GT
Stacking wood…and thinking teaching:
https://ateachinglifedotcom.wordpress.com/2015/09/29/slice-of-life-tuesday-finding-a-way-to-fit-together-for-a-year-of-learning/
Tara, You gotta love Anne Lamont. Thanks for that quote. My post is about Saturday in NYC and my recipe for Eggplant Parm.
http://www.HaddonMusings.com
A nonpartisan plea to consider children when voting: http://morebooksthantime.blogspot.com/2015/09/tuesday-slice-platform-built-on-needs.html
Loving the Anne Lamott quote too! Choosing to find the kindness in the world- http://couragedoesnotroar.blogspot.com/2015/09/choosing-kind-sol15.html
Here’s my remembrance–my truth– from the 1995 Papal Mass at Giants Stadium lived truth, which demonstrated for the me the truth in one of Margaret Mead’s most famous quotes. So much written truth for one pre-dawn Tues. morning. Something to wave home about. See me waving, Ms. Lamott? Please wave back. Thank you!!! http://retiremint.org/2015/09/29/another-papal-mass-20-years-earlier/ God bless you!
A beautiful evening
https://showgem.wordpress.com/2015/09/29/a-lasting-memory/
Being a supporter and getting something in return.
http://dogtrax.edublogs.org/2015/09/29/slice-of-life-a-little-bit-goes-a-long-way/
Kevin
That’s a great quote, Tara!
It’s good to be back and slicing after taking off the past two weeks for the Jewish high holidays.
Preschool Journals: Year Two | Raising a Literate Human
https://raisealithuman.wordpress.com/2015/09/28/preschool-journals-year-two/
LOVE the Anne Lamott quote!!! Today we share our sentences. What is your sentence?!?! http://1gratefulteacher.blogspot.com/2015/09/what-is-your-sentence.html
Anne Lamott is amazing!
Still disturbed by a small moment from last year, I tried writing about it. I hope I managed to convey the distress without melodrama.
https://mbhmaine.wordpress.com/2015/09/29/the-deer/
Ann Lamott makes me laugh. Thanks, Tara! Here’s a bit of classroom randomness
https://jarhartz.wordpress.com/2015/09/29/slice-of-life-of-notebooks-red-penquins-and-reading-goals/
Just wondering: How do you become a good teacher? http://www.teacherdance.org/2015/09/slice-of-life-wondering.html
It’s been a tough five weeks. The toughest I have ever known.
My True North Is Now
http://maryannreilly.blogspot.com/2015/09/sol15-my-true-north-is-now.html
So here’s my truth, Anne Lamott…current policies for teaching English Language Learners are not workable as mandated.
https://barbarasut.wordpress.com/2015/09/29/has-the-world-gone-mad-thoughts-on-co-teaching-ells-in-the-mainstream-classroom/