in the trenches Vox 2009-11-08T05:03:38Z Autumn Snow http://autumnsnow.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00e398b07e710003/ observations and musings on the next generation and my own 11:39 Still need to complete tag:vox.com,2009-11-08:asset-6a00e398b07e7100030123ddba817e860b 2009-11-08T05:03:38Z 2009-11-08T05:03:38Z Autumn Snow http://autumnsnow.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom 11:39 Still need to complete my Halloween costume, and find it amusing to say that in November. # 23:14 Watching Amy after the plane crash ;-) #Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter

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]]> Vaccination Debate tag:vox.com,2009-10-23:asset-6a00e398b07e7100030123ddb2d28b860b 2009-10-23T02:03:35Z 2009-10-23T02:07:40Z Autumn Snow http://autumnsnow.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Swine flu

I have been reading, at length, about the furor over the 2009 H1N1 Swine Flu vaccinations. It goes against my usual grain, as I generally stay away from reading about anything very controversial - something about not liking conflict - but this h...

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]]> Tennis, secret rooms, and Rev. Jesse Jackson tag:vox.com,2009-10-21:asset-6a00e398b07e7100030123ddda6170860d 2009-10-21T01:47:33Z 2009-10-21T01:47:33Z Autumn Snow http://autumnsnow.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom The student, whose paper topic I detail in the title of this post, literally cracks me up on a daily basis. Two weeks ago, I was discussing satire with my ninth graders, and asked if anyone knew what it was, just as an intro. To which my lovely ...

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]]> Aww... tag:vox.com,2009-09-18:asset-6a00e398b07e7100030123dda396cc860b 2009-09-18T23:27:14Z 2009-09-18T23:27:14Z Autumn Snow http://autumnsnow.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom 8. teacher 39 up, 27 down A government employee who actually cares about his/her job and is unable to collect unemployment benefits but doesn't care and does it anyway out of love for the work. An altruist, who actually likes ki...

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]]> Choice tag:vox.com,2009-08-16:asset-6a00e398b07e71000301101688931d860c 2009-08-16T19:33:46Z 2009-08-16T22:18:07Z Autumn Snow http://autumnsnow.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Garden windows

I am having trouble revving up for the new school year, mostly thanks to the stirring presentation I attended last week with my principal. If he was a sports coach or a motivational speaker, EPIC FAIL. But I was stewing about how disappointed I...

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]]> The Death of Conversation tag:vox.com,2009-08-16:asset-6a00e398b07e71000301101803f85b860e 2009-08-16T16:26:40Z 2009-08-20T02:39:09Z Autumn Snow http://autumnsnow.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom This is a topic that has occupied my mind for several years, and I am as guilty, maybe more, as everyone else. But when I read something I know I will probably disagree with, I try (really try) to hear those opinions and try to at least see where...

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]]> Quote of the Day: tag:vox.com,2009-08-15:asset-6a00e398b07e7100030110164344e3860b 2009-08-15T18:14:56Z 2009-08-16T04:22:29Z Autumn Snow http://autumnsnow.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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When the world says, "Give up," Hope whispers, "Try it one more time." ~Author Unknown

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]]> Approaching 200 miles!! tag:vox.com,2009-08-14:asset-6a00e398b07e71000301101803230d860e 2009-08-14T20:23:29Z 2009-08-14T20:25:07Z Autumn Snow http://autumnsnow.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

10860

Most of you know I'm walking in the Tampa Bay Breast Cancer 3-Day. I am still soliciting donations in all amounts (I think that you can't donate less than $5.00 online, but even just that much helps me out!!). My training is going pretty darn w...

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]]> New Curriculum, Take 3! tag:vox.com,2009-08-10:asset-6a00e398b07e7100030110180112db860e 2009-08-10T19:00:51Z 2009-08-10T19:04:34Z Autumn Snow http://autumnsnow.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Teaching

I am enthusiastically waiting for the school year to start in two weeks, as I'm sure many others are. That enthusiasm was a little hard to come by for a while, though. Since my district implemented the College Board's English curriculum for 6-1...

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]]> "Ishmael" - Daniel Quinn tag:vox.com,2009-07-15:asset-6a00e398b07e7100030110162f4672860b 2009-07-15T03:29:50Z 2009-07-15T03:29:50Z Autumn Snow http://autumnsnow.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit by Daniel Quinn My rating: 4 of 5 stars When I was in college, this book changed my life. Now that I am a bit older, I respect Quinn's ideas and goals in creating thecaracter of Ishmael and his d...

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