Tag Archives: High school

My Students Sing the Body Electric: Digital Spoken Word Poetry (Amy)

Posted on May 23, 2011 by hamy10

I sing the body electric, The armies of those I love engirth me and I engirth them, They will not let me off till I go with them, respond to them, And discorrupt them, and charge them full with the charge … Continue reading →

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Nourishing the Joy of Writing: GHS Creative Writing Retreat (Amy)

Posted on May 8, 2011 by hamy10

Joy Is an upwelling of life, Of spirit, a blossoming of freedom. It is what we are here for. It is whole-hearted, full-bodied, All encompassing. ~Roger Housden   Over the past ten years Heather and I have collaborated on many … Continue reading →

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Surprise Me

Posted on April 8, 2011 by hamy10

~Guest Blog by Joe Routhier It shouldn’t surprise me that members of Congress don’t get it.  It shouldn’t surprise me that there are large groups of community members , even parents, that don’t get it.  It shouldn’t surprise me that … Continue reading →

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Funding Programs Like the NWP States that Education Matters

Posted on April 8, 2011 by hamy10

  Guest Blog by Shannon Ruiz   While visiting my parents’ home this week during our Spring Break, I came across an assignment from my high school years. As I was not much different from my own students, there was no … Continue reading →

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Our Students’ Brave Voices: Technology & Multiple Intelligences (Amy)

Posted on February 21, 2011 by hamy10

The idea of multiple intelligences comes out of psychology. It’s a theory that was developed to document the fact that human beings have very different kinds of intellectual strengths and that these strengths are very, very important in how kids … Continue reading →

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