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Caterpillar Observation (Part II)
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“There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it’s going to be a butterfly.” — Buckminster Fuller A Montessori middle school teacher asked her students to write some of their strengths on paper butterflies. Read more…
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Caterpillar Observation (Part I)
My daughter loves caterpillars. During the height of caterpillar season, Elena insisted that we stop to look at every wriggly one when we went on walks. Her bug habitat was always kept near during this season, always prepared with sticks and leaves ready for the next friend. (She let them go after a time of… Read more…
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The Power of Walking
It’s debatable whether the Latin phrase “solvitur ambulando” (pronounced sol-vee-tur am-boo-lan-doh) means “the problem is solved by walking” or “the problem is solved by doing.” Either way, for me a lot of problems are indeed solved by walking. I walk after meals to help my food digest. I walk when I’m upset to clear my… Read more…