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The Tale of Or, But ‘n And
One day three words went for a walk. They followed a path through the forest until the trail suddenly came to an end. They had come to a huge rushing river. “What are we going to do?”, they wondered aloud. “Do we swim or walk around?”, asked Or. “Swim?! But I don’t even know…
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A New Age of Discoveries?
“Yesterday, I felt sad”, confided more than one of my students today. Another student confessed that she had been bedridden with exhaustion and a debilitating sinus infection migraine. I was sick, too, on the weekend and the press conference of Monday announcing stricter public health security measures did nothing to assuage the vague sensation of…
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Courage for the Bear Hunt
Ever hear this? We’re going on a bear hunt. We’re going to catch a big one. What a beautiful day! We’re not scared. Uh-oh! Grass! Long, wavy grass! We can’t go over it. We can’t go under it. We’ve got to go through it! Now here’s my current adaptation: We’re going back to school. It’s…
Claire Maria Ford, Coach 