Women’s Writing
Ted Nixon2020-06-05T00:57:00+00:00On March 2, 1980, President Jimmy Carter declared the first National Women’s History Week. This year, we are celebrating 30 years of that recognition.
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Miracle Worker
Ted Nixon2020-05-29T20:24:41+00:00My words today are a sandwich really. Yesterday’s Women’s History Month Quiz answer is half the sandwich. Tomorrow’s St. Patrick’s Day Irish tradition is the other half.
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Red Ribbon Week 2
Ted Nixon2020-05-29T20:21:44+00:00Which do you think is more important, the talents you’re born with or what you choose to do with them? How often do you think about your gifts, the things you do really well?
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Contact
Ted Nixon2020-05-29T20:18:15+00:00Starting Monday, you’ll begin to see displays on and around teachers’ doors telling you what book they are currently reading and what book is their all-time favorite.
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Geena Davis
Ted Nixon2020-05-29T20:15:01+00:00This is Mid-term week at Churchville-Chili Junior High School. It’s a good time to take a broader look at what facing challenges is all about. The tests this week will come and go.
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Women’s Friendship
Ted Nixon2020-05-29T20:11:47+00:00I was listening to a radio program the other day interviewing a female author who had pretended to be a man in order to write a book about the differences between the sexes.
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Forgiveness
Ted Nixon2020-05-29T20:08:28+00:00As much as you want everyone to treat you fairly, as much as you try to treat others the way you want to be treated, someone is going to do you wrong.
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Funny Family Stories
Ted Nixon2020-05-29T20:05:01+00:00One of my students gave me a really funny and interesting book a week ago. It’s called “Kid’s Little Treasure Book on Families.”
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Playing Fair
Ted Nixon2020-05-29T19:57:32+00:00The discussion continues everywhere you look. Is it better to win or is it more important to play fair, win or lose?
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Fear of Success
Ted Nixon2020-05-29T19:32:40+00:00I saw an interesting movie over the weekend, It’s called “Akeelah and the Bee.” It follows the often used plot of incredible underdog coming out of a disadvantaged environment to compete in the national spelling bee.