Tag Archives: gratitude

Mrs. Quiggle

By Fawn | Published: November 12, 2018

I didn’t know they made teachers so old, but Mrs. Quiggle was that old when she was my 8th grade Home Economics teacher. She perched on a high stool in the corner of the classroom, leaning over a wooden podium that she used as her desk. Home Ec was my favorite class, along with math — […]

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Happy Thanksgiving!

By Fawn | Published: November 24, 2016

On Sunday, I wrote a longer-than-usual email to my siblings about my intentions to begin gathering facts and etching memories for a bucket-list item of writing a book. I told them it could take anywhere between 3 to 10 years, meaning I have no clue. I have three reasons to write this book: Nicolai, Gabriel, […]

Posted in Shallow Thoughts | Also tagged family, grace | 6 Responses

A Love Letter to MTBoS (a.k.a. my #TMC15 keynote)

By Fawn | Published: July 30, 2015

Thank you to Lisa Henry for asking me to talk at TMC and for believing that I could pull it off. Thank you to Baylor for the letter below that kicked me in the gut and said, “Stop whining and finish the slides.” I looked out to the audience and began with this ad lib. “This is as intimidating as […]

Posted in Teaching | Also tagged building relationships, colleagues, inspiration, keynote, love, MTBoS, resources, sharing | 6 Responses

Here and Now

By Fawn | Published: June 22, 2013

My first official day of summer. My three kids are away at three different places. At my desk alone are 74 things that beckon my attention. A small pile of thank-you cards make me smile. Years ago a vice-principal told me that teaching is hard because the reward is not immediate, that you don’t know the […]

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My Gratitude and One Share

By Fawn | Published: November 11, 2012

I sat down wanting to share a lesson I did in Algebra on Friday, but I’m weepy because it’s Veterans Day. Please allow me to share this first. I love this country. I love the America that welcomed me and my brothers and sisters with open arms 36 years ago. I love Mrs. Schnettler for patiently teaching […]

Posted in Algebra, Shallow Thoughts | Also tagged MARS, Matching a Graph to a Story, Veterans Day | 9 Responses

I really needed to read this note tonight.

By Fawn | Published: September 4, 2012

Only 9 hours until the first class bell of 2012-2013. I still need to shower and get some sleep. I need to wake up early enough to make my kids’ lunches also. They’re seniors, for crying out loud, can’t they make their own lunches? Oh, but they might forget to pack fruits and water. Do I have […]

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You are a girl. Female.

By Fawn | Published: April 9, 2012

Nicolai and I had another nice conversation this evening when I drove him back to his dorm. The sun was a giant orange ball sinking near the horizon of Pacific Coast Highway. We talked about girls. I talked about my mistakes, lots of them. I told him the same thing I said at the dinner table two […]