Today was the second day of the ECET2MN conference, which was held at the Open World Learning (OWL) school in St. Paul. I love visiting different schools - it's like being invited into someone else's house, in a way. I imagine what it must be like there with tons of kids buzzing around the hallways. … Continue reading March 10: Trauma and Hope
Author: Robyn Madson
March 9: Feeling Lost. And Chickens.
Today, Annika shared a picture of her chicken alter-ego. It's a blue chicken with an iron beak that can eat anything and his name is Hozay. It's pronounced Jose, but it's spelled Hozay. When she plays farm at recess with her friends, she becomes Hozay, a legendary chicken. This delights me. It was good to … Continue reading March 9: Feeling Lost. And Chickens.
March 8: MN Legislature Forwards Terrible Legislation
Ok, Minnesota State Legislators: What is going on with SF 2487? It requires schools to adopt a "written academic balance policy" that must "prohibit school employees, in their official capacity, from requiring students or other school employees to express specified social or political viewpoints for the purposes of academic credit, extracurricular participation, or as a … Continue reading March 8: MN Legislature Forwards Terrible Legislation
March 7: Random Brain Droppings
I have "Don't Worry Baby" by The Beach Boys in my head. My dog is just 13 pounds but he takes up 3/4 of the bed. I'm listening to the police scanner, which seems like an old person thing to do. I washed my bedding today and it feels so soft and new. I went … Continue reading March 7: Random Brain Droppings
March 6: Progress
I told Dak, "this spring break sucks." He said I say that every year. I guess I do, but it's true. Every year, it seems like I sprain my ankle, or I have a bad cold, or something else happens. This year, a snow storm and a snow day and an infection are the problem, … Continue reading March 6: Progress
March 5: I know, it could be worse…
I cannot get a break, even though it's supposed to be spring break. First, all the schools got snow days, but not me, because I'm already on break. The kids got snow days. But no one told Annika, so she woke me up at 8 a.m. to get her breakfast, so I got up and … Continue reading March 5: I know, it could be worse…
March 4: Snow Days for Spring Break
One of my favorite memories of being a kid was waking up on a really snowy day and wondering if we'd have a snow day. My sister and I would huddle in my mom's room, listening to WCCO AM radio as they listed off the school closings between weather updates and commercials. When there were … Continue reading March 4: Snow Days for Spring Break
March 3: Spring Break
It's spring break. It doesn't feel like spring break because I have a lot of work still to do and it's snowy and still pretty cold. However I did sleep in very late and went to see The Black Panther finally. I loved it. I'm still thinking a lot about it, but I'm going to … Continue reading March 3: Spring Break
March 2: Chicken Limit
Recently, Annika has started making chicken sounds. She's actually really good at making realistic sounding chicken sounds, which is why I think she likes to do it. Sometimes, when I ask her a question, all she'll do is look at me and say "Bock ba-gock!" over and over. At some point, it was driving me … Continue reading March 2: Chicken Limit
March 1: The Problem With Writing At Night
Today, I have written every single day for two months. I am 1/6 of the way through the year (I know February has fewer days, but let me have this one). It might be the most committed I've ever been to a project that requires sustained daily effort. I mean, aside from taking care of … Continue reading March 1: The Problem With Writing At Night
Adventures in Distraction 