Monday, May 13, 2013

vocabulary

tortillas
turquoise
Caterpillar
Chrysalis

Eeny, Meeny, miny, moe
Catch a tiger by the toe
If he hollers, let him go
Eeny, Meeny, miny, moe

Rock, Paper, Scissors

My maternal grandparents were educators
And we know why kids drop out. We know why kids don't learn. It's either poverty, low attendance, negative peer influences.
She said "That's just a bunch of hooey"
And I said to her "Well, your year is going to be long and arduous"
seeking first to understand as opposed to being understood.
You just have to strut (to walk with a proud gait)
You say it long enough, it starts to be part of you.
Because you are on a roll.
It brought tears to my eyes, not because ... but because ...