Choice Lit Topic: Big Fresh Archives
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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...
The Big Fresh April 1, 2017 Joy, Angst, and Poetry
You don’t have to suffer to be a poet; adolescence is enough suffering for anyone. John Ciardi As a young student, I spent many hours with pen to paper in...
The Big Fresh March 25, 2017 Amplified
When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful. Malala Yousafzai It was a gorgeous summer night on the waterfront in Maine, and I was part of...
The Big Fresh March 18, 2017 Small Victories
First we eat, then we do everything else. M. F. K. Fisher I enjoy my cooking adventures: selecting recipes, buying ingredients, and following recipes step-by-step to create meals for...
The Big Fresh March 11, 2017 First Things First
What you are as a person is far more important than what you are as a basketball player. John Wooden Whenever I shake a player’s hand, I’m reminded of...
The Big Fresh March 4, 2017 LATTE Them
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 Charles...
The Big Fresh February 25, 2017 Celebrating Read Alouds
The fire of literacy is created by the sparks between a child, a book, and the person reading. Mem Fox One day before winter break, my classroom was filled...
The Big Fresh February 18, 2017 Totally
Sometimes advice from others is more difficult to bear than even slang. Amit Kalantri When I was 15, I was riding in my father’s truck on our way to...
The Big Fresh February 11, 2017 Say Yes to Something Else
Time management is an oxymoron. Time is beyond our control, and the clock keeps ticking regardless of how we lead our lives. Priority management is the answer to maximizing the...
The Big Fresh February 4, 2017 Branding
Do what you do best and link to the rest. Jeff Jarvis When I remember my favorite teachers through the years, I realize that each of them had a...
