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Tuesday, September 28, 2010

About Me

Hello.  I teach computer class to all 6th graders at Barre City Elementary and Middle School (100+ students).  I also teach library classes for kindergartners (98 students).  In addition to reading fun-filled books, wearing funny hats and costumes is something I am known for!  I teach because I love kids and I want to have a positive impact on them.  I believe that I do impact them positively.  I expect nothing but the best from my students.  My favorite saying is "can't is not a word".  I truly believe we all can if we try.  How we all get to "can" as individuals varies, of course.

I am married and I have two fabulous children.  We are blessed with a son who is a Senior and a daughter who is a Junior.  They are great kids and super students! We do almost everything together as a family.  It's amazing but even though they are in high school they still like to be with us!

I cook - all of the time.  I love to cook and am known for concocting endless recipes on my own.  In my spare time I love to read, play softball, garden, go camping and swimming....I love the outdoors!  One of my favorite places in Vermont is our family camp at Peacham Pond.

Traveling is great.  I have been to many places but never to Europe, and I want to go there!  I have been to several islands - Barbados, Bermuda, Grand Cayman, Jamaica, The Keys, Cozumel and St. Croix.  (Can you tell that I love the tropics?)  I have also been to Canada (many times), and all over the U.S. ..... but never to Europe.  It is so expensive to travel and I fear I may be very old before I get there.  My favorite islands are Barbados and St. Croix. My travel days were mainly in my "other life" when I was the Executive Director of the Vermont Psychological Association (15 years).  Teaching was a big change, and a choice that I am glad that I made but it sure doesn't pay well.

I am enjoying the class I am currently taking, "Goin Google",  with Linda McSweeney.  I'm learning more and more about the wonderful world of computers.  She got me going on this blog business and it's pretty cool stuff.

Thanks for visiting!

This Day in History

September 28, 1918 - This Day in History

A Liberty Loan parade in Philadelphia aided in the spread of the flu epidemic. When the epidemic ended, 30 million people were dead.

Comments on The Tipping Point

Gladwell highlights several historic moments in time in the book The Tipping Point; from epidemics to famous advertisement campaigns.  He claims that three rules "1) the law of the few; 2) the stickiness factor and 3) the power of context" may provide a way to understand how crime, bestselling books, fads and state-of-the-art technology, for examples, shape the world that we live in.

Sunset on the Hill

Sunset on the Hill