preparing (sols)
I purposely waited to write my slice. I considered preposting, but instead, I wanted to write it in real-time, at the end of the day, from my in-law’s lake house.… Read more preparing (sols) →
the book stack: where it’s been
If I’m gutsy-honest, the kind of honest that is see-through and stark and you wonder if people are still going to like you when you’re done being honest, then I’d… Read more the book stack: where it’s been →
my colleagues: one take-away from a writing retreat
A writing retreat from Brenda Power is a gift. I still have a hard time believing I’m the kind of person who gets to write and finds herself at a… Read more my colleagues: one take-away from a writing retreat →
it’s time to get ready for school
I never know when it is going to hit — that moment when I’m ready to return to school. Some years it arrives early, just a few days after the… Read more it’s time to get ready for school →
focus on indivduals
Recently I watched this video from Todd Rose, talking about the importance of the individual. In this talk, Todd explains how we often lose talent and meet fewer needs when we focus on the average instead of the individual. Todd Rose is a high school dropout who went on to get his Doctorate from Harvard and become a faculty member at the Harvard Graduate School of Education teaching Educational Neuroscience. To begin, Todd shares how lessons learned by the Air Force over fifty years ago can be instructive for how… Read more focus on indivduals →
starting here and ending there
I’m heading to Pennsylvania today. Waiting at the other end will be my editor, Bill Varner. We’ll have dinner and catch up, and then I’ll stay with Stacey. Stacey and… Read more starting here and ending there →
{secure} #allwrite13 reflection
There was a theme of risking and failing; succeeding and doubting; creating and producing throughout the All-Write 2013 Conference last week. It was almost eerie the way each session and… Read more {secure} #allwrite13 reflection →
purple sandpiper
Purple SandpiperSource: Wikipedia(Click on the image.) As Deb and I were walking out to the Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse today we noticed two men with binoculars. Curious about their conversation, I… Read more purple sandpiper →
when i grow up
First thing this morning I was talking with seven 8th graders about reading. We were waiting to begin our state testing, because of late buses. “Teachers just make us read books they want us to read. None of them are ever good,” one student said. She was quickly supported by other students. In the middle of the room sat a boy with a Christopher Paolini book. “Hunter’s a reader,” I said. He nodded. “I remember the year you became a reader. Third grade, right?” He nodded again. “How?!?” the girl next… Read more when i grow up →
Ruth Ayres Writes 