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Naked People Have Little or No Influence On Society!! #DailyWritingChallenge Day 95
This quote from Mark Twain made me giggle but it then made me think carefully about the people who have influenced me. Metaphorically,...
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Slightly Bald Teacher
- Jul 22, 2020
- 3 min
"Everyone deserves a standing ovation because we all overcometh the world"
The word wonder throws up all sorts of images for me. The school performance of Wonder by Emilee Sande; Wonder by Natalie Merchant;...
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Slightly Bald Teacher
- May 21, 2020
- 4 min
Too Much Love Can Kill You.....
Love is a many splendid thing, All you need is love, Somebody to love, You've got to hide your love away - so much advice in music and...
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Slightly Bald Teacher
- Apr 14, 2020
- 4 min
I second that emotion ...
Why show emotion when you can use an emoji!! Why hug when you can give a virtual hug? I'm an emotional conundrum. I often show raw...
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Slightly Bald Teacher
- Apr 13, 2020
- 3 min
24 Hour Party People x
I've seen lots of people talking about growth and how like vegetables or bread they have grown and improved as human beings, teachers or...
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Slightly Bald Teacher
- Apr 11, 2020
- 3 min
A Long Walk To Freedom...
“For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.” —Nelson...
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Slightly Bald Teacher
- Apr 6, 2020
- 1 min
Joyful and Triumphant
Do we look for it, or does it catch us unaware? A moment that can frame a day, a season. Warmth bringer in cold times A precious element...
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Slightly Bald Teacher
- Apr 4, 2020
- 4 min
Now or Never (Loves Great Adventure)
Equinox - the darkness presses in and life slows and grows darker. The village sexton stood silently by the grave; like a crow eyeing...
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Slightly Bald Teacher
- Apr 2, 2020
- 3 min
A Storm In A 'D' Cup!
Helen was one of a kind. She had worked at the top end department store for over forty years and she had spent her whole career in...
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Slightly Bald Teacher
- Apr 1, 2020
- 3 min
To Forgive or Forget? #DailyWritingChallenge
I hope that there is very little I should be seeking forgiveness for in life? As Bruce Lee once said, "Mistakes are always forgivable if...
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Slightly Bald Teacher
- Mar 26, 2020
- 5 min
The Slightly Bald Teacher
Musings of a 50+ Teacher The reaction from a close couple of fellow parents was wonderful, loving and heart felt but still I still stay...
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Slightly Bald Teacher
- Mar 26, 2020
- 3 min
Francisco's Revenge
#FoldingPaperProject: Cal and Felix (Part IV) The following text is part of the #FoldingPaperProject. The project, set up by Molly...
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Slightly Bald Teacher
- Mar 26, 2020
- 6 min
The Place Where Little Things Go To .......
A few years back, a resident of Knotty Ash in Liverpool passed away and there was an out pouring of love for the man. Ken Dodd. I was...
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Slightly Bald Teacher
- Mar 26, 2020
- 3 min
Ticking Away The Moments That Make Up A Dull Day..
#DailyWritingChallenge It was, I think, 1982, and I was a 13 year old and at a slightly challenging local secondary modern. Year 3, I...
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