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Elisa Waingort

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A Teacher Musing Out Loud

  • Footsteps

    I subscribe to a word of the day prompt for writing. Although I haven’t done any writing responding to one of these daily prompts yet, I decided to try one for today’s SOL. I’m not necessarily a big fan of prompts for writing. However, sometimes they help to get me writing when I’m stuck, or… Read more

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  • Ruminating about responsibility, standards, expectations and excuses

    I have a widget on my blog that automatically posts a new quote every day. Today’s quote caught my attention for several reasons. Here it is below. Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.Henry Ward Beecher  First of all, I hold myself responsible to a higher standard.… Read more

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  • Manicures, Pedicures and Soccer

    This morning I treated myself to a manicure and a pedicure.It had been over a month since I’d last gone to the beauty parlor.(Does anybody else call it that anymore?)As usual, I enjoyed my time there. Whenever I go, I just watch whatever is on the TV, which is more often than not a soap… Read more

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  • My Grandfather

    I carry my grandfather with me wherever I go. He is in my thoughts often,especially when I’m going through a rough time.I think about him and feel protected.That everything will be OK.And, even when it’s not, it will be. He passed away over 50 years ago,but I still remember himas if it were yesterday. He… Read more

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  • Early Morning Timeline

    3:40 am – My husband nudges me awake to go check on our son. When I reach my son’s bedroom he is standing in the middle of the room throwing up. He never made it to the bathroom though he clearly tried. My husband and I start cleaning up the mess while my son takes… Read more

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  • The Places I Love

    It’s hard to write about just one place I love because I love a lot of places equally. I have no favorites. You might think that’s a cop out, but not for me. It would be like saying I have a favorite child, or book, or student. I don’t on all three counts. I love… Read more

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  • Musings

    I have been reading professional books and chatting online about educational leadership, the importance of teacher and student input into decision-making in schools, and how to give more ownership to my students of their reading and writing projects. I have some questions and random thoughts about these topics. I am capturing them here so I… Read more

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  • I believe…

    The following I believe…statements are not in any particular order. I wrote them as I thought of them and later elaborated, if necessary. This has been a great exercise to help me articulate some of my beliefs. Sometimes we take them for granted, but it’s important to know what they are because they help us… Read more

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  • All You Need is Ecuador

    We are now officially on spring break. I teach at an international school in Quito, Ecuador, and many of my students are from all over the world, but primarily from other Latin American countries. Whenever we have a vacation, many of my students take advantage of all this beautiful country and region have to offer.… Read more

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  • Letter to Myself – "Cut yourself some slack."

    Dear Me, I know today was a rough day, but not all of it. Just some parts, here and there. It didn’t start out that way. You went to school feeling fine even though you were a bit tired. I mean, after all, getting up at 4:30 in the morning for a Twitter chat is… Read more

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