by suelarkinsweems | Jan 14, 2015 | On Learning
My students read A Raisin in the Sun at the end of last semester, in the midst of the upheaval in Ferguson, MO. I nearly changed the reading selection, knowing my class of outspoken and clashing world views would have strong opinions about the play and its themes of...
by suelarkinsweems | Jan 8, 2015 | On Family
Many people post a word for the year to represent their goals. I didn’t pick one. I looked up and it was January 8, and I sent my kindergartener wait…second-grader to school in high water pants today. High water pants. I decided if he didn’t care, I didn’t...
by suelarkinsweems | Jan 1, 2015 | Mumblings and Misadventures
A new year is often full of promise, but promises are sometimes heavy. When I woke up this morning, I felt no rush of new energy, no trumpets sounded, no confetti canons burst over my head. In fact, a few minutes of darkness pulled at the edges of my blanket,...
by suelarkinsweems | Dec 31, 2014 | On Writing
As you may have noticed, the blog has had a little makeover. I moved to a self-hosted site and made a few other changes (when I say few, please know that I mean about forty-five things and all of them are out of my knowledge bank and comfort zone. I said to Matt the...
by suelarkinsweems | Dec 27, 2014 | On Family
I wouldn’t feel like I had ended the year well without informing you that Big Bessie Green the trampoline has passed over and is no longer with us (well, technically she’s here in small pieces until we can remember to drag the parts out to the curb on bulk trash day.)...
