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Christian Long asserts that we need to re-imagine the “brand” of the teaching profession. He wonders if teaching should be or can be a long-term career . Chris Lehmann believes that we must create a sustainable teaching life because teaching must be a rewarding long-term career. They both make valid points. Certainly we need to change the culture of teaching. Chris makes some wonderful suggestions about how to do so. I especially agree that his ideas work best paranoid schizophrenia n small schools. I have been lucky to work with schools that embody his vision. Reducing class size and paperwork while increasing collaboration and autonomy are important but If we want true cultural change we must attract a wider variety of people to the field. And we should learn to be comfortable with the fact that they may not stay in the field forever. Throughout my career I have encountered a few inspirational teachers and a fair number of good teachers. Age, sex, credential status and years of experience were irrelevant. The most important characteristic common to great and good teachers is the willingness to take risks and learn. Recently I worked with a fifty-something woman who was beginning her fifth year in teaching. Her room was vibrant with meaningful messiness that is a sure sign kids are excited by learning. When she returned to work before the first day of school she wore a bright purple corset on top of a form fitting sweater. It had red and white laces that matched her polka-dot stockings.

Hairy Maclary and Zachary Quack by Linley Dodd It was drowsily warm With dozens of bees Lazily buzzing Through flowers and trees. So begins the latest travail of the funniest dog since Snoopy, a sleepy terrier whose attempts at an afternoon nap goes to the dogs – or rather, the ducklings. Overeager little adt home security achary won’t let up: [He] wanted to frolic And footle and play But Hairy Maclary Skedaddled Away When’s the last time you saw a writer get away with a word like “footle”? Dodd’s wordplay proves you don’t need dense, pretentious prose to elevate a story. Her ticklish rhymes never feel forced and flow musically across the page. Not once – not ever – does Dodd lose her easy rhythm and lively pace or resort to the expected and clichéd: “choose … snooze”, “smack … quack”, this stuff is beyond good. I won’t tell you the ending, though it’s as charming after the 50th read as the first. It also bears the distinction in my family of being the first book memorized end-to-end by my 2-1/2-year old. Rating: *\*\*\*\

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