Learning Side by Side » caveman http://johnrivera.edublogs.org Just freelance commentary and logs of my latest "learnings"! Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:04:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Take a Break From Reality http://johnrivera.edublogs.org/2008/10/31/take-a-break-from-reality/ http://johnrivera.edublogs.org/2008/10/31/take-a-break-from-reality/#comments Fri, 31 Oct 2008 19:37:08 +0000 johnrivera http://johnrivera.edublogs.org/?p=38 You know your too busy when you stop taking time to reflect.  So as I finally enter another blog entry after a long hiatus, I found today’s holiday a time to pretend I am someone else.  Pre-kindergarten students from Jardin de Ninos Early Education Center came by my district office to show off their costumes and clamor for some tasty (but healthy) treats.  I interacted with several princesses, super heroes, storybook characters, and other dressed-up children.  This was my opportunity to bring an old costume out of my closet that was last worn back in the 1990’s when I worked at both Coutin School and later Annandale Elementary School.  So here is a snapshot of me taken by a colleague today using her iPhone.  Thanks, Kirsten!

 

At a time when the amount of work has increased for me, it was refreshing for me to say that work was “so easy, even a caveman can do it!”  And so a “thank you” also goes out to  Geico Insurance for providing the inspiring words.  Check this out if you have time to waste: http://www.cavemanscrib.com

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