Linda
Subscriber since: March 2009
About Me
I am in the process of making a career change from auditor to K-6 school teacher. Most of my time is spent working on my Masters in Education, motorcycle safety instruction, and hanging out with family and friends.
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Favorite Word:

serendipity
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Least Favorite Word:

No
Most of the time it means No... sad.
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Favorite Quote:

"Faith: Taking the first step when you can't see the entire staircase."
- Martin Luther King Jr.

Favorite Topics:

Books:

Remembering Salinger
January 29, 2010
Shtick Lit
December 29, 2009

Creativity:

How the Visual Thesaurus Inspires the Blue Man Group
November 19, 2009
Collective Intelligence
July 30, 2008

Fun:

Grammar Rules!
March 11, 2010
A Bad Case of the Peedoodles
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How to write:

The Power of Short Words
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers March 11, 2010
Tick-Tock: Productive Writing, Pomodoro Style
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers March 8, 2010

Reading:

Short But Rarely Sweet: Short Stories in the Classroom
March 15, 2010
Reading What You Want
March 9, 2010

Storytelling:

Storytelling Blogs
September 23, 2008
Keep It Short
February 6, 2008

Teachers:

Choosing Literature in an Age of Distraction
February 15, 2010
Knowing Write from Wrong: How I Get My Classes to Write
January 11, 2010

Teaching:

Short But Rarely Sweet: Short Stories in the Classroom
March 15, 2010
Grammar Rules!
March 11, 2010

Visual Thesaurus:

Ben Zimmer Named New York Times Language Columnist
March 12, 2010
How the Visual Thesaurus Inspires the Blue Man Group
November 19, 2009

Young readers:

Reading What You Want
March 9, 2010
Choosing Literature in an Age of Distraction
February 15, 2010