Baja Lessons…Trust Versión en inglés y español incluida
His best experience was easily one of the hardest things I have ever done. I had to trust him. Completely. I had to sit next to my 18 year old
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2020 – Let Me Reintroduce Myself
A friend told me, “You’ve changed. You’re just different than you used to be.” She said it with a smile and she tried to make it sound like a compliment,
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THOSE KIDS: The Connection Makes A Difference, but Does It Make The Difference?
I recently followed a chat that started from the claim that all a student needs to be is liked. That all they need is a connection or relationship or positive
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Baja Lessons…Motivation Versión en inglés y español incluida
What makes some people work harder or longer or do a better job? Why are some people okay with average and some people disappointed in greatness? What is motivation? Where
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Baja Lessons…10 Days, 10 People, 10 Lessons Versión en inglés y español incluida
Lesson 1: Antonio He asked me questions in broken English. I answered in English and broken Spanish. It wasn’t the most profound conversation, but he was trying. That is what
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Baja Lessons…Get in the Dust Versión en inglés y español incluida
“The only way to get experience, is to get in the dust.” I knew what he meant when he said it. I knew what it meant to him. He was
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Baja Lessons…A Surfer’s Passion Versión en inglés y español incluida
We don’t talk about passion where I come from. The number of times I had talked about living a passionate life or doing what I am passionate about I could
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Baja Lessons…Pause Versión en inglés y español incluida
Something about Baja speaks to me. I think it’s a little bit of everything – the people, the land, the ocean, the sunshine, the adventures, the food, and yes, the
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Baja Lessons…Get Lost Versión en inglés y español incluida
I visited southern Baja last summer and fell in love with everything – the people, the beauty, the culture, and the life lessons- I returned home wanting to be better.
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The Lesson Baja Taught Me…I Want to Be Better Versión en inglés y español incluida
I knew that I would have adventures and do amazing things while I was in Baja, but what I wasn’t expecting was to walk away with lessons and insights and
Read MoreThe VOICES of THOSE KIDS
During preservice a few years ago, I ran into a group of new teachers at lunch. We had a brief conversation about where we worked. When they heard where I taught, a PRTF (Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility), one of the teachers said, “Good for you. I couldn’t work with THOSE kids.” I said, “You do realize when THOSE kids leave […]
Learning is Not Closed
Changing aren’t coming. They’re here. Everything is changing. Again. Hard decisions were made in most of our communities. Precautions and restrictions and shut downs. Quarantines and capacities and illnesses. I know emotions are high and opinions are all over the place. Not everyone agrees or understands. Some will make the transition relatively easily and some it’s going to hit hard. […]