We had an interesting week last week, didn't we? Snow and ice, power and water outages, grocery stores running short of food...it's no wonder that when the sun came out, a lot of neighbors headed outdoors--including me, to the front porch to read.
I finished A Wrinkle in Time, and am delving into the next book in the quintet, A Wind in the Door. The story is much deeper reading from an adult perspective--one more reason for grownups to revisit the books of their childhood from time to time. L'Engle's series is a mix of science fiction, fantasy, and religion, woven with the classic theme of good versus evil. I couldn't help but think of Mrs. Frizzell and her "Magic School Bus" as the characters were taken into the mitochondria of the youngest Murry sibling, Charles Wallace. I wonder if Joanna Cole was influenced by this series?
For professional reading, I'm currently turning to We Got This: Equity, Access, and the Quest to Be Who Our Students Need Us to Be by Cornelius Minor. I'm having to digest Minor's message a few pages at a time; he gives me a lot to chew on. The first lesson he provides is on listening to our students, something I need to work on as I get accustomed to my "new" campus.
It's Monday, and I'm reading a childhood favorite and a thought-provoking professional book. What did you read while we were snowed in last week?
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