December 2011
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One teachers approach to preventing gender...
togetherforjacksoncountykids:
“It’s Okay to be Neither,” By Melissa Bollow Tempel
Alie arrived at our 1st-grade classroom wearing a sweatshirt with a hood. I asked her to take off her hood, and she refused. I thought she was just being difficult and ignored it. After breakfast we got in line for art, and I noticed that she still had not removed her hood. When we arrived at the art room, I said:...
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Life
My biggest and only nightmare about living abroad is happening sooner than I have somehow anticipated. It’s one of a few things that I think about constantly, for its volume and universality.
Since this living abroad thing is on its third round, it’s safe to call myself a veteran at moving and returning. As my experience tells me, a destination with a goal is going to ensue the...
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Getting it out of my system
Zooey Deschanel, coach buses, The Only Exception, Almost Lover, cheap chapstick, The Orpheum, Denny’s, Inception, Toy Story 3, Despicable Me, English Bay, Metrotown library, dance choreography, elementary schools on the weekends, horror movies, white hair, Portland.
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People—like auto-correct—love to distort your words.
