Tag: Teacher Reflections

  • This Season, Choose Love

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    Christina M. Dennis
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    The holidays have a way of magnifying everything. Love feels bigger, joy feels louder, loneliness can feel sharper, and our differences, the ones we usually ignore for the sake of our own sanity, are suddenly highlighted and magnified because of tradition. ‘And by golly, this is how we do it because this is how great-granddaddy…

  • How K-pop Demon Hunters Make Us All Want to Be Golden

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    Christina M. Dennis
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    Credit: Netflix The BBC recently featured an article by Julie Yoonnyung Lee titled KPop Demon Hunters: How the Netflix Film Became a Global Sensation. It highlights how this animated movie has captured audiences around the world by blending rhythm, friendship, and Korean culture in a way that feels very relatable. The story follows Huntr/x, an…

  • The Magic and Science of Bubbles

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    Christina M. Dennis
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    There’s just something special about bubbles. They catch the light, reflect rainbow colors, float like magic, and then for what appears to be no reason, pop! It’s as if they were never there in the first place. Like winter snowflakes, every single one is different—and they never stop being fun. Monkey Buddies Fun Fridays have…

  • Our Classroom Is a family

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    Christina M. Dennis
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    Two years ago, these four kids were in my Pre-K class. They were tiny then—fresh out of lock-down, fresh into the world. They are part of a unique club called, “COVID Kids.” Most had never been in a classroom before. Some had barely been around other children. The weight of those early pandemic years was…