It is hard to believe, but we are starting another school year this week at Sage Hill School and I am excited to be teaching another stellar group of English II students. This week, they will be creating their own blogs and writing their first post. For this introduction to their reader, I have asked them to create two word clouds: one that is a representation of who they are and what is important to them and another about what values matter to them most. I cannot wait to see what they come up with! In the meantime, you can take a look at my own word clouds below:
For my "Who Am I?" word cloud, the biggest words besides my name are "Danny" and "Emily", for my husband and my daughter as they are the most important things in my life. Other words of significance include "Ruby", who is my dog, "teaching" which is my profession and my passion, and "running" which I love to do and which I consider my daily therapy. "Podcasts" shows up because I have a fairly long commute and am obsessed with multiple podcasts including "Criminal" and "Death, Sex and Money".
The biggest words in my "What Do I Value" word cloud are "integrity" and "humor". Integrity matters to me because I truly believe you are only as good as your word. The moment you compromise your integrity you really have nothing left to stand on. I also greatly value my own sense of humor (it is the way I connect most with people) and well as humor in other people. If you can make me laugh (and laugh at yourself) then we are going to get along just fine. I also believe in inclusivity and kindness as we all have to inhabit this earth together and the more we can learn from each other through respect and understanding, the better we will all be. So that's a little about me. I can't wait to learn about you!
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