by Pearl Klein | Mar 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
What if I don’t feel like writing today? What if my temper flares up because I had set specific time in my schedule to watch an educational video that I’m dying to get the information from, and then somehow it cut out in the middle and I can’t figure...
by Pearl Klein | Mar 26, 2015 | Uncategorized
Though I always “had power” over the final grades I reported to students, I reminded students that they “had power” over what they turned in. My classroom was a place where completion was far more important than perfection, as I’m...
by Pearl Klein | Mar 25, 2015 | Uncategorized
My husband, S., has a great boss. Not only does she appreciate everything he does, she seeks to build a team of people around her who are doing their best work and are all appreciated for it. She is funny and real (even more so at the social gatherings where...
by Pearl Klein | Mar 24, 2015 | Uncategorized
I don’t usually weigh myself unless I’m at the doctor’s office. I weighed myself today. Before stepping on the scale, I told myself the following: The number doesn’t matter. I’m not trying to lose weight. Muscle weighs more than fat....
by Pearl Klein | Mar 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
This comes up a lot among my friends and acquaintances. My sister likes to point out that an adult uses the term “adult,” while I make myself sound like a child calling them (us) “grownups.” A few years back I was at the playground with my 2-year-old son. A bunch of...
by Pearl Klein | Mar 22, 2015 | Uncategorized
I had this red linen blouse, I remember, with a V-neck, purchased on a whim at the place across from where I took young L. for his haircuts. Because I was being observed by a member of my tenure committee, and I wanted to look nice, I wore my red linen blouse. Class...
