Word Dancer: Literature, the Arts, & Education
Exploring Curiosity, Imagination, and Wonder
Last week, I was reminded about the importance of curiosity and imagination by a second grade girl at the school where I'm the ELA Curriculum Coordinator. At the end of the day, Chelsea came over to me a slipped a piece of paper in my coat pocket. I immediately took the paper out. It was … Continue reading Fostering Curiosity & Imagination
Some words feel wonderful in your mouth: benevolent, pashmina, Constantinople. They roll right off one’s tongue and into one’s imagination. Words hold meaning and are the building blocks of all human thought. When I began teaching thirty-eight years ago, I marveled at my preschool students’ curiosity about words and how they could understand and use … Continue reading For the Love of Words
“If speaking is silver, then listening is gold.” — Turkish saying This quote is important to me because now in our culture SPEAKING seems to be gold and listening is pretty much non-existence. Everyone is racing to be heard – to get their point across – to be in the limelight. Very few people slow down … Continue reading The Power of Listening
Word Dancer: Literature, the Arts, & Education 