April Coker, Author

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  • TEACHER TUESDAY: When all else fails. . .

    . . .what does today’s teacher do when the technology tanks?  When the Powerpoints, laptops, Mobi slates, and Smartboards go down and you are left with thirty expectant faces looking to you for the alternative plan? Do you have one?This is one area where a little experience is definitely a plus.  When the younger teachers…

  • AT HOME MONDAY: Reflections on failure. . .

    . . .and the 2013 FOLK Journal/Blog Challenge number 3! At what point in your life have you experienced a successful failure? What are some things you have done but previously thought you could never do?   From the time I was ten years old and began writing stories in spiral notebooks, I thought I…

  • TEACHER TUESDAY: Dear Boy at the Flea Market

    You were carrying a bulldog puppy as we walked past you.  Memories of my own ill-fated bulldog relationship flooded my soul as I blurted out:  “Aw, a bulldog!  Can I see?” You brought me abruptly to earth with a stinging retort.  “You got eyes, don’tcha?”   “Excuse me?”  My teacher self came out.  I turned…

  • Gotta Have Goals. . .

    They say you are more likely to achieve your goals if you write them down and put them in a place where you will see them often. I agree with that.  I started keeping a diary when I was about eleven years old, and so began writing my goals, even if I didn’t realize it…

  • Dear 2012 Me:

    I almost started with “you don’t know me, but. . .,” but you DO know me!  I am you but the year is now 2013.  What should I tell you now that I have survived the year you are about to begin?First I would tell you to stop fretting.  Stop thinking about what is going…