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Right now, I am thinking back on all of you – colleagues, administrators, parents and guardians, and so many students – who changed my life.

My first view of my classroom at the end of summer. To the left, all of the boxes and storage bins, pillows and blankets, curriculum materials and units of study, crammed together and off the floor in June so that cleaning could happen while we were gone. In the middle of the room, the desks - too many? not enough? - in rows, organized by a well-meaning custodian.

My fear each year: Would I be able to make magic happen again? I urged my feet forward, but I was ready to bolt.

Through [this blog], I am looking to connect with all of you, still deep in the trenches (or even, like me, already out but never really leaving this world behind). I posted a version of these musings in that first year after retirement, but I’m thinking that there still may be space for another look. 

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