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Teacher Tuesday: The rewards of social media
Facebook sometimes gets a bad rap. Everybody who is hip and tech savvy seems to have a Facebook or Facebook page while the rest consider it a waste of time and an invasion of privacy. Granted, some people spend way too much time reading news feeds and posting statuses that no one cares about. Worse…
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FOLK Magazine’s Journal Challenge: My Favorite Trip of All Time
This week’s journal prompt from Folk Magazine mentions that this is the time of year when people begin planning summer vacations. They then ask us to tell about our favorite vacation of all time, and then explain what makes it so special. Another tough one, but out of all the family vacations I have taken…
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Teacher Tuesday: Worth Remembering (FOLK Magazine Journal Challenge)
Today marks the beginning of the Jewish Passover, and FOLK Magazine’s 2013 Journal Challenge urges us to reflect on the importance of remembering. It has been said that those who forget history are doomed to repeat it. Remembering past mistakes and making corrections is critical for eventual success. But what about remembering family and/or…
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At Home Monday: More family talent. . .
You may remember that my sisters and my mother exchanged handmade and handcrafted gifts for Christmas and my birthday. I think I shared what one of my sisters gave me–a cute owl painting and a burlap and linen vanity stool–but I never shared what my other sister did. She was inspired by a similar…
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