Choice Lit Topic: Big Fresh Archives
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The Big Fresh September 9, 2017 The Penny Project
Just look at us, all of us, quietly doing our thing and trying to matter. The earnestness is inspiring and heartbreaking at the same time. Amy Krouse Rosenthal Amy Krouse...
The Big Fresh September 2, 2017 Reading the Room
The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn’t said. Peter F. Drucker A few months ago, I attended a job-related conference in California. Eager to keep up...
The Big Fresh August 26, 2017 The Relationship Business
I know there is strength in the differences between us. I know there is comfort, where we overlap. ...
The Big Fresh August 19, 2017 The Way Through
Don’t go around it — go through it. Amy Krouse Rosenthal I remember the morning after the Orlando nightclub...
The Big Fresh August 12, 2017 Bingo
As I lay me down to slumber, All I need is one more number. A Bingo Player’s Prayer It was the middle of a dreary, wet, and brutally cold week...
The Big Fresh August 5, 2017 Resolutions for a New School Year
Good resolutions are like babies crying in church. They should be carried out immediately. Charles M. Sheldon Summer is when we all think about things we’re going to do differently...
The Big Fresh July 29, 2017 Tickle Tickle
I can only note that the past is beautiful because one never realizes an emotion at the time. It expands later, and thus we don’t have complete emotions about the...
The Big Fresh July 22, 2017 Magic Wand
The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our brain to grow sharper. William Butler Yeats When I found out one of my friends was leaving the...
The Big Fresh July 15, 2017 Growth Rings
Joy in looking and comprehending is nature’s most beautiful gift. Albert Einstein There’s a whole science that studies tree ring dating. By noting the growth rings, scientists can determine...
The Big Fresh June 24, 2017 Meeting the Challenge
There’s nothing an artist needs more – even more than excellent tools and stamina – than a deadline. ...
The Big Fresh June 17, 2017 Flimflam Man
True forgiveness is when you can say, “Thank you for that experience.” Oprah Winfrey “You sure have a sophisticated security system!” I was chatting with the cashier in a...
The Big Fresh June 10, 2017 Surf Lesson
It is what teachers know, do, and care about which is very powerful in this learning equation. John Hattie We recently visited the West Coast, where my 14-year-old daughter...
The Big Fresh June 3, 2017 Bearing Walls
They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself. Andy Warhol Years ago I did three video projects back-to-back in classrooms in three different...
The Big Fresh May 27, 2017 Tyranny of the Score
Better is possible. It does not take genius. It takes diligence. It takes moral clarity. It takes ingenuity. And above all, it takes a willingness to try. Atul Gawande In...
The Big Fresh May 20, 2017 Lollipop Moments
Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most. Fyodor Dostoyevsky A shy girl arrives at the college she has committed to attend, and is overwhelmed....
The Big Fresh May 13, 2017 Illiterate?
Illiteracy is the inability of a person to learn. It is not all about the inability to read or write as the middle class regards it. Paul Bamikole In his...
The Big Fresh May 6, 2017 Mentors Who Matter
The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why. Mark Twain Recently I was reading an interview with...
The Big Fresh April 29, 2017 Teacher Voice
Quiet is the new loud. Joe Robitail The summer after I became a teacher, my extended family got together for a large reunion. We were all having a fantastic time...
The Big Fresh April 22, 2017 The Final Push
Endurance is not just the ability to bear a hard thing, but to turn it into glory. William Barclay Music pumping, mic on, the clock winds down to the...
The Big Fresh April 15, 2017 Teachers Writing
The desire to write grows with writing. Desiderius Eramus Last year during the last week of school, I met with a group of fourth graders, and we talked about...
The Big Fresh April 8, 2017 Form, Distance, and Speed
Strategy is about making choices and trade-offs. It’s about deliberately choosing to be different. Michael Porter Before I had my third lovely, sweet, and calm baby, I had settled into...
