Yesterday when I was thinking about writing my blog. I began to think back over the years of writing and teaching writing. My thoughts went to Lucy Calkins. Lucy & her book “The Art of Teaching Writing” Published in 1997. was instrumental in my learning about teaching writing. I was so excited to learn that she and the people who work with her are still active in the area of teaching children to write creatively. I am excited about continuing my education as I embark on

I was just going to write that I was retired and then I looked up the meaning of retired. One official meaning is: left one’s job and ceased to work. Another is: Archaic ( not seen by many people.) These two definitions are very ARCHAIC. I would rather like to think of the rest of my life in terms of Robert Frost’s poem “The Road Not Taken”. I chose one of those paths and had a very rewarding career. I was a Teacher & a Principal In the Elementary setting. What a lot of wonde