December 2011
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Beginning now and ending at the end of Jan 2 is...
teamteachers:
Here’s how Teacher Dare Day works!
Don’t forget to use the Teacher Dare Day tag!
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WatchReasons why I love my family #37
Christmas means getting drunk and slow dancing to Phil Collins. This is my Aunt and my cousin Jaime grooving to Hold On. I have the best family ever.
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Top 25 Significant Queer Women of 2011 →
A seriously good list.
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“For those of us who write, it is necessary to scrutinize not only the truth of...”
– Audre Lorde in Sister Outsider
“Love redeems. Despite all the lovelessness that surrounds us, nothing has been...”
– bell hooks in all about love
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Santa Will Find You - Mindy Smith
If...
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Arriving home from my family Christmas party at 3:30am. What up.
“Don’t you dare, for one more second, surround yourself with people who are not...”
– Jo Blackwell-Preston
“Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.”
– Albert Einstein
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Just having one of those days where I’m missing my family and feeling surrounded by their warmth, laughter, and love.
“How we need another soul to cling to.”
– Sylvia Plath
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Just had such a major moment in my car with Dido (on the radio, naturally… but still).
“To love. To be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used...”
– Arundhati Roy
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More than 50 books by Queer People of Color →
file this under: memorize list and read them all!
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September 19th, 2011
This was a reflection I wrote for my teacher inquiry course in September. Now that I have officially graduated and am finally recognized as a teacher it is so interesting to reflect on what I felt/still sometimes feel. I guess what one of my favourite professors said to me over the summer was true: Teaching is not for the faint of heart. September 19th, 2011 My process has been stretched thin this...