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January 15, 2021: Equity
Praise is like sunlight to the human spirit; we cannot flower and grow without it. —Jess Lair [Now you can listen to the Big Fresh as a podcast!] Find Ways...
January 8, 2021: Empowering Choice
Recipes tell you nothing. Learning techniques is the key. —Tom Colicchio [Now you can listen to the Big Fresh as a podcast!] A Process Open to Possibilities “I finally learned to...
December 18, 2020: Fresh Starts
I love the big fresh starts, the clean slates like birthdays and new years, but I also really like the idea that we can get up every morning and start...
December 11, 2020: Digital Reading
Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could…tomorrow is a new day. —Ralph Waldo Emerson [Now you can listen to the Big Fresh as...
December 4, 2020: Assessing Writers
No one is born a writer. You must become a writer. In fact, you never cease becoming, because you never stop learning how to write. Even now, I am becoming...
November 20, 2020 Honoring Identity
Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole. —Roger Caras [Now you can listen to the Big Fresh podcast!] Over the Moon For nearly a year...
November 13, 2020 Are You Sure?
Stories have to be told or they die, and when they die, we can’t remember who we are or why we’re here. —Sue Monk Kidd [Now you can listen to...
November 6, 2020 The Magic of Reading Together
When I look back, I am so impressed again with the life-giving power of literature. If I were a young person today, trying to gain a sense of myself in...
October 30, 2020 Shark Attack
Play is our brain’s favorite way of learning. —Diane Ackerman “Eeeek! A shark!” Josue points to the page Dianna is working on in writing workshop. Dianna keeps coloring with an...
October 23, 2020 Thank You, Mrs. Schroeder
Everyone looks so much better when they smile. Jimmy Fallon [Now you can listen to the Big Fresh podcast!] “Your Jimmy Fallon–inspired thank-you notes took a turn I wasn’t...
October 16, 2020 Slightly Alive
There are always flowers for those who want to see them. Henry Matisse One of my favorite movies is The Princess Bride, and my favorite character in The Princess Bride...
October 9, 2020 Coffee Shop Contemplation
I have measured out my life in coffee spoons. T. S. Eliot My husband and I were sitting in the trendy cafe, enjoying our tea and coffee, savoring the cinnamon roll...
October 2, 2020 The Kind of Teacher Who Cares
It costs you nothing to err on the side of care. Lindy West Not long ago, I noticed my son was uncharacteristically quiet. After some prodding, waiting, and...
September 25, 2020 Pygmalion Syndrome
A makeover is the rebranding of a human being. Mokokoma Mokhonoana I decided that I was going to be one of those elegant, put-together women. I had a department store...
September 18, 2020 Going Rogue
And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye. Antoine...
September 11, 2020 Florence Genevieve Saperstein
Work hard in silence—let your success be your noise. Frank Ocean Early this spring, I spent a couple of weeks hiking with my family in a remote patch of...
September 4, 2020 A Specific No
It takes effort to say no when our heart and brains and guts and, most important, pride are yearning to say yes. Practice. Cole Harmonson One of my favorite...
August 28, 2020 Don’t Talk About My Writing Without Me
The way we behave, the way we treat others, the way we respond, the way we support, defines the work experience for everyone around us. ...
August 21, 2020 Future Focused
It’s amazing how a little tomorrow can make up for a whole lot of yesterday. John Guare What will school look like this year?” It...
August 14, 2020 A Place for Wonder
The important thing is never to stop questioning. Albert Einstein “What are you writing about today?” my daughter Hannah asked me on her way out the door. “I’m writing about...
August 7, 2020 Slow Down to Be Kind
Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind. Henry James There...
