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Author Archives: adrienne
The worst in people
Some days, the Internet brings out the worst in people. Today was one of those days.The racist, classist, ageist, and Islamophobic remarks I saw today on Twitter were ASTONISHING. And don’t even get me started on the political and geographic ignor… Continue reading
A normal, caring conversation
I had a crazy day today. Nothing unusual for a teacher, really… many teacher days can seem crazy. If you are not a teacher, and I described my day to you from beginning to end, I imagine you’d have all kinds of questions. You’d think parts of it… Continue reading
Leaping
“Leap and the net will appear.” This is one of my favorite adages and in fact is my favorite approach to decision-making. I think most of my life choices have been made with this philosophy as my foundation, now that I think about it. This is much… Continue reading
5 things I’ve learned in 5 days with The Boot
1It actually doesn’t matter very much if you’re a bit late. Very few things are set-in-stone-on-time. One of those very few things is the start of the school day. (Just sayin’.) 2Objects in sight are farther than they appear. 3Most people are kind… Continue reading
Monday, Tuesday
Monday: Despite not being too excited about the end of my holidays, I was surprised to discover a wee spring in my step (note: figurative language, not literal) upon returning to school on Monday. The energy of the kids was just so invigorating –… Continue reading
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denial
My holidays unofficially ended last week when I put on my IB hat for 4 days from Thursday-Sunday. This means I worked through the weekend. Actually, they kind of ended as of Monday, as I spent 3 days putting together work in preparation for the Th… Continue reading
Two in one
Friday: I can’t help think of Meagan B when I write this: “Be your own advocate.” That’s what Friday’s truth was. Actually, in many ways it was my truth for the entire week, on both personal and professional levels. Sometimes no one else is there … Continue reading
Comfort and compassion
Really quick: The past few days have been tough. Nothing earth-shattering, but I’ve been stressed and frustrated. I’m moving forward, and this will be a blip in no time. 🙂 But I’ve been so… comforted by family’s and friends’ words of support, m… Continue reading
you can just tell.
Sometimes, when you are talking with someone, you get a sense of what they’re like when you’re not around. You can just tell. You can visualize it, hear it, feel it… “it” being the experience of what life in their world is like. Sometimes when p… Continue reading
slippery slope
[View the story “Conversation with @amichetti and @reidau1” on Storify]Conversation with @amichetti and @reidau1Storified by Adrienne Michetti Tue, Apr 09 2013 07:28:24This has not been a very good day. :-/Adrienne Michetti@amichetti need to sha… Continue reading