Category Archives: life in general

Introvert driven to find quiet space

Posted on September 18, 2018 by forstegrupp

Yesterday we had a faculty meeting in which we were asked to discuss how to support students who are introverts. Questions we discussed included: how to gauge whether they are engaged; how to provide them options for quiet work; how … Continue reading →

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The last Thursday before ….

Posted on August 16, 2018 by forstegrupp

Most teachers dread the last few days of summer before the beginnings of faculty/staff meetings. It means the relatively schedule-free days where time is not punctuated by bells at regular intervals. This was my last free Thursday. There are no … Continue reading →

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My husband would be unhappy…

Posted on August 12, 2018 by forstegrupp

But I rode my bike without a helmet to deliver absentee ballots to people who live at the edge of my ward which means several blocks from our house. Why didn’t I ever think of riding my bike before? It … Continue reading →

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Reading Harry Potter — again

Posted on August 9, 2018 by forstegrupp

Recently SH bought the complete Harry Potter series for the kindle. He has been reading it steadily and is far far far ahead of me. I just downloaded the series to my phone a few days ago as a diversion … Continue reading →

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A Mini Count!

Posted on August 8, 2018 by forstegrupp

On my last day in London, I walked out of the hotel and saw this: I am rather fond of Mini convertibles — being the driver of one. So I decided to keep a Mini count for my last day. … Continue reading →

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Goodbye to London, England, and Oxford

Posted on August 3, 2018 by forstegrupp

Since July 17 until today August 3, I have been here in the United Kingdom. The trip had three parts. The first week was with SH as we traveled by train around Wales. The second was a week in Oxford … Continue reading →

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I was 2 inches away from drawings by DaVinci, Rapheal and Michaelangelo!

Posted on July 28, 2018 by forstegrupp

Today the science group of the Oxford Teacher Seminar went by appointment into the print room of the Ashmolean Museum.  The curator of the print room brought out 5 drawings each by first Michelangelo, then Raphael, and finally Leonardo! This … Continue reading →

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Llewelwyn’s Castle

Posted on July 25, 2018 by forstegrupp

On our last day together of our week long train tour of Wales, SH and I walked to Dolwyddelen to see a castle which Llwelwyn the Great built to oversee and control the valley. We began our walk in a … Continue reading →

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When you realize that the past is really the present at the Mason-Dixon line

Posted on July 10, 2018 by forstegrupp

Last Saturday, a beautiful warm but not hot day, we took a bike ride starting at the Herr’s potato chip factory. We were supposed to start at the parking lot of Nottingham Park but that was closed to set up … Continue reading →

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A Whirlwind Weekend in Nantucket

Posted on July 3, 2018 by forstegrupp

SH got invited to give a talk on CAR T-cells at a special informational symposium for a private equity fund group called Great Point Partners.  Boo hoo. This meant that we had to fly via a private jet to Nantucket … Continue reading →

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