Category: Learning in My Real Life
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How My Learning Journey Met Up With the Science of Reading
My favorite thing to do is read. I am utterly enchanted by the written word and have been a voracious reader since second grade (before that, to hear my mom tell it, it was like pulling teeth to get me to read). I guess something just clicked in second grade. So when a long-ago friend… Read more
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Total Eclipse of My Brain
My father devoted his entire professional life to teaching middle school science. Even when he wasn’t in the classroom, he couldn’t separate himself from imparting scientific knowledge. In 2017, the last time the U.S. experienced a total solar eclipse, we all piled into the car and drove 9 hours to experience the totality. It was… Read more