My magic wand really is magic

So it’s time to return to writer’s workshop, which I first learned about in January of last year. At our first writer’s workshop meeting, I said, “I’m going to get my magic wand. Here it is. Now, I’m going to use magic to turn you all into writers.” The Read More...

Valentine’s Day has lasted two weeks in my room

Valentine’s Day has come and gone in my room, but it really was not a one day celebration. The last time I bought wine, I asked for two empty cardboard boxes with the wine bottle dividers still inside. Then my Americorps volunteer decorated them on the Read More...

Apple’s progress

Apple is the sweet baby of our class. She spoke no English at the beginning of the year, and was barely comprehensible in Spanish, either. She knew no colors or numbers or shapes or letters in either language. She said nothing, but just smiled a lot. Read More...