Notices by dogtrax (dogtrax@mastodon.social), page 20

@loppear The Moon makes for mysterious nights ...

A quick pivot in class: a reference to Nelson Mandela in the novel we are reading provided an unplanned discuss about Apartheid, racism, personal sacrifice, and the moral fortitude often needed to confront institutional social injustice and wrong. In a class with 11 year olds, you never know where things will go. Where they went today was insightful and deep, and well worth the detour. Always is. #smallstories

It felt better
to sit in
radio silence
than to
listen to his voice,
for at least
the silence held
meaning.

#smallpoems SOU response

@tellio @lauraritchie

Time is light
in motion,
turn to where the
dawning is

#smallpoems poetic reversal-rama

Trust your
heart
but verify
its intentions

#smallpoems

#smalljoys #smallstories The joy of sharpening my colored pencils before I read and highlight. Memoried back to the acrid graphite smell of pencil shavings from a wall sharpener and the dusting the chalk erasers https://mastodon.social/media/yGrGWJqtIvoY2nyaaQ0

@edg @shmibs Every year, a few of the teacher networks I am in sponsor the National Day on Writing (in US) and pose that question: Why Write? Each year, I answer it a bit different, which is interesting.

@ulfur Awesome sauce

“When he strummed his guitar and ink hit the string, I felt like I was still part of the music, still present.”

— from Die Young With Me by Rob Rufus, Page 239

#smallquotes

@lauraritchie Live-streaming the concert? Cool. I'm going to put that on my calendar ...

@lauraritchie Another musical journey?

We were discussing a scene in the novel (Watsons Go to Birmingham) in which the father brings home a portable record player for the car (the TTAB700), in preparation for a journey. I asked, how many of you have a record player at home? One hand out of twenty went up. I then launched into a lesson about vinyl, grooves, needle drops and song cycles. My class of 11-year-olds were looking at me like I was from some distant planet. Sure, they've seen vinyl records in movies before ... #smallstories

@paralithode Good night. May tomorrow be better than today

“And from time to time, they turned on each other, and were distraught if they saw their fellows failing to join in the noise, for any quiet form of contemplation was thought of as acquiescence to the monster.”

— from Fable, by Teri Cole, as found in Best American Non-Required Reading 2017, page 2

#smallquotes (Cole’s use of fable to remind us how Trump revels in the noise and distraction of social media)

@andrawatkins Sending thoughts and comfort your way. Such difficult times, I am sure.