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When A Thought Blooms

 Ehbenoit ― http://www.whenathoughtblooms.com

When A Thought Blooms is my often "out of the box" take on everyday life. Topics range from education to politics to family. Posts vary in format, tones, and point of view. This blog may make you laugh, cry, or disagree. My goal in writing each post is to make you think about the subject matter in a different way for a few minutes each day.

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Listed: May 5, 2012

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Bullying

When A Thought Blooms ― After watching a television show about bullying this evening, I realized what I hope to be thankful for on a Thanksgiving in the near future. I want to be able to say to my family and friends one day that I am thankful the element of bullying has...

Ehbenoit ― 26 weeks ago

Medical Update

When A Thought Blooms ― Due to unexpected complications connected to my recent surgery, there will not be any new When A Thought Blooms posts published until Monday, October 29, 2012. I hope that you will visit my blog again then.

Ehbenoit ― 30 weeks ago

Snot Filled Power Notes

When A Thought Blooms ― Students are back in school, and teachers are trying out new strategies they hope will engage their students. I remember those days very well myself. During my second year teaching fourth grade, I attended a CRISS Strategies in-service training at ...

Ehbenoit ― 34 weeks ago

Add Laughter To Your Lessons Plans

When A Thought Blooms ― School has started. Students are back at their desks. And, teachers are already counting the number of teachable days left until state testing begins. The pressure will only continue to climb for both groups. That is why it is so important for...

Ehbenoit ― 36 weeks ago

Meeting People In The Strangest Places

When A Thought Blooms ― Two weeks ago, I drove away from my house in a van packed to the top with my daughter's belongings. It was time to take them back to the University for year number two. The drive itself isn't too bad. It's about three and a half hours. But in ...

Ehbenoit ― 38 weeks ago

Integrity and the Jaguar

When A Thought Blooms ― Integrity adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty As an elementary school teacher, I always tried to stress the importance of integrity to my students. Even though they were only fourth graders, I have ...

Ehbenoit ― 40 weeks ago

Focus on the Solution

When A Thought Blooms ― It seems that everywhere I go I am surrounded by people bickering over how or why some dramatic event happened. It doesn’t seem to matter whether the event is big or small, traumatic or irrelevant. The focus always seems to stay on either the ...

Ehbenoit ― 42 weeks ago

It's Not My Fault, I'm ...

When A Thought Blooms ― In a previous post, I mentioned how I always have to add EXTRA minutes (or hours depending on the recipe and if I have ever attempted to make it before) to the estimated prep time included in most published recipes. After careful thought and ...

Ehbenoit ― 44 weeks ago

Don't Be An Ostrich

When A Thought Blooms ― When I decided to take a small sabbatical from elementary education, I began toying with the idea of pursuing another childhood dream – writing a novel. Support for this idea was never a problem. Family and friends alike thought it was a great...

Ehbenoit ― 45 weeks ago

My Hair Always Knows

When A Thought Blooms ― It never fails. It is uncanny how it always knows. But, my hair is NEVER wrong about the day that lies ahead. It is like a daily indicator for success or failure. Each day starts the same way. Get up and take care of the cats’ needs – poop patrol ...

Ehbenoit ― 46 weeks ago

Procrastination

When A Thought Blooms ― According to my ancient Random House Dictionary of the English Language, the word procrastinate means “to delay or put off action on something”. Sounds simple doesn’t it. WRONG!!! The art of procrastination is a skill that takes years to perfect....

Ehbenoit ― 47 weeks ago

Mulligans

When A Thought Blooms ― Watching the U.S. Open last weekend I heard quite a few of the participants talk about shots they wished they could do over. The word “mulligan” was also included in these conversations from time to time. Intrigued by this fun sounding word, I...

Ehbenoit ― 48 weeks ago

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