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		<title>it only takes a spark</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:47:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many of the parents of my students are unemployed right now, some because their work is seasonal, some because of this lousy economy.  Probably the only benefit to being unemployed is the ability to be more a part of your child&#8217;s life. I&#8217;ve been encouraging families to take advantage of this down time and spend [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=onesunflower.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9577092&amp;post=4420&amp;subd=onesunflower&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:41:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:55:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The second grade teacher pulled me aside yesterday morning and pointed to the display of my student writing on the wall.  &#8220;Are most of your students going to kindergarten next year?  They draw so well.&#8221;  She has a son who is almost 4 and she was comparing his work to those of my preschoolers.  &#8220;How [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=onesunflower.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9577092&amp;post=4357&amp;subd=onesunflower&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:33:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whether you are four or fourteen, forty or forever-over-the-hill, a friend is a wonderful thing. Nestled at the end of a hallway in a public school, I have witnessed bonds forged in my classroom remain true as my students have moved on.  For most of my students, the preschool experience is the first time they [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=onesunflower.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9577092&amp;post=4337&amp;subd=onesunflower&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>spin the Lazy Susan</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 18:07:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The true gifts of holiday gatherings are the stories and discussions that happen &#8211; around the table, in kitchens and hallways,  chairs pulled close together in a corner linked by table and candlelight. &#8220;You are a teacher, what do you think about the children of today?&#8221; &#8220;I heard about it on NPR and decided to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=onesunflower.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9577092&amp;post=4330&amp;subd=onesunflower&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>all on a Saturday morning</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:28:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My story is a tribute to you, teachers, who despite politicians in plaster palaces playing with purse strings,  go to the front lines every day with your hearts -  bottomless resources with no strings attached: I pulled up, trying to get the car door over a spot on the road without a puddle.  Rain had [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=onesunflower.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9577092&amp;post=4316&amp;subd=onesunflower&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ginny&#8217;s norm</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:10:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last spring, when our primary teachers gathered for a work session that became known as &#8220;the Summit,&#8221; a veteran teacher volunteered to begin by reviewing our norms.  She ended up adding one of her own.  Her wish was that we, her colleagues, be the kind of students we all want in our classrooms:  curious, eager [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=onesunflower.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9577092&amp;post=4309&amp;subd=onesunflower&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>you never know what will stick</title>
		<link>http://onesunflower.wordpress.com/2011/12/06/you-never-know-what-will-stick/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:08:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The parent sat across from me, her eyes darting around the room as I talked about her son.  I&#8217;ve met with this parent off and on for two years and know that she struggles to focus on the topic at hand; I&#8217;m never sure whether she is understanding what I&#8217;m trying to communicate through the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=onesunflower.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9577092&amp;post=4299&amp;subd=onesunflower&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>a &#8220;legacy&#8221; student</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:58:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most of my students are four years old but I have two out of my 17 that turned three last summer. One of them is a native Spanish speaking child named Wendy. Wendy enjoys playdough and painting, dressing up, feeding the dolls and doing puzzles.   She plays without talking.   I only hear her [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=onesunflower.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9577092&amp;post=4286&amp;subd=onesunflower&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s official</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 06:04:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have a birthday coming up after Thanksgiving and it&#8217;s one with a 5 in it.  I find the years with 5&#8242;s are more significant to me than the one&#8217;s with zeros. I&#8217;ve been married 30 years this year. I&#8217;ve been working in early childhood classrooms for as long as I&#8217;ve been married, actually longer. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=onesunflower.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9577092&amp;post=4279&amp;subd=onesunflower&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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