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A Loving Tribute to Sir: My Teacher of a Lifetime

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Kate Kresse

In my previous post  https://believeanyway.wordpress.com/2012/10/14/do-you-repeatedly-make-the-same-discoveries-about-yourself/I wrote about my very cool pen and the consequence of losing it to my teacher. Out of the larger context, his actions sound unselfish and unfair. But this teacher was one for the ages. He … Continue reading →

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Share Your World – Week 19

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Kate Kresse

The amazing Cee has cool questions each week. I have to say visiting her blog is like having a ya-ya sisterhood day and visiting a sun dappled art gallery by the ocean, in a wooded mountain glade all at the … Continue reading →

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I love math: Pi day

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Kate Kresse

Today was pi day. Yep 3/14. I have always enjoyed algebra. I especially love linear equations. I find them to be fun. Single linear equations and solving systems of linear equations. I didn’t use to like geometry. But this year … Continue reading →

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My LOVE for ND and my ahem UNLOVE for USC [how it began]

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Kate Kresse

Cheer, Cheer for Old Notre Dame Wake up the echoes cheering her name, Send a volley cheer on high, Shake down the thunder from the sky What tho’ the odds be great or small Old Notre Dame will win over … Continue reading →

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If you could change how schools work…Postaday Post #266

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Kate Kresse

If you could change how schools work….”If you could change how schools work, what would you change? What is wrong with how public education for kids is structured? What works well? What specific things about school do you remember, good … Continue reading →

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Describe a dream you’ve had more than once

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Kate Kresse

Describe a dream you’ve had more than once. This is an interesting post topic for me. Here is a dream/nightmare I have had more than once. It usually spooks me so much that I wake up. Generally I am on … Continue reading →

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it’s tough to be fascinating – My topic #241

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Kate Kresse

Summer is winding down and it is the doldrums of reruns in the vast wasteland of television. The news itself even sounds like the olds. I am weary of discussing politics, the economy, the weather….I long for a lengthy discussion … Continue reading →

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Postaday topic #209: What’s the best idea you’ve ever had?

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Kate Kresse

Topic #209: What’s the best idea you’ve ever had, that you never did anything about? Is it too late to do something now? The best idea i’ve ever had involved starting my own school. The school would be structured by … Continue reading →

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Postaday topic # 113: Should schools control what kids eat for lunch?

Posted on April 30, 2011 by Kate Kresse

Should schools control what kids eat for lunch?. I have a point of order here. You may think i am being picky, but it is an essential and important distinction. Schools can control what they sell to kids for their … Continue reading →

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How do you recover lost trust? – Topic #85

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Kate Kresse

How do you recover lost trust?.In a person? In an idea? Bonus: If someone lets you down or betrays you, how do you learn to forgive? And can you possibly learn to trust them again? Why or why not?  Oh … Continue reading →

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Describe the town where you grew up. topic # 62

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Kate Kresse

Describe the town where you grew up.The summer after i finished 1st grade my family moved to a small town in MN. It was absolutely the perfect town to be a kid. Our neighborhood was FULL of kids. We were … Continue reading →

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What’s the most trouble you’ve ever been in? Topic #48

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Kate Kresse

What’s the most trouble you’ve ever been in? My answer will be a little bit boring and some who read my response will roll their eyes and say–‘oooh what an edgy chick; life on the edge’….what can I say? I was … Continue reading →

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