Recently I was out and about and I saw a man in a wheelchair who had a small Chihuahua walking rather quickly behind. My first thought? "Is that dog going to be labeled a service dog?" I couldn't tell, I smiled, looked back at the dog and noticed that it was wearing just a sweater. Did that sweater have a patch that read service dog? I'm not … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2017
Things You Learn from Others
Friday was a heck of a day for me. I was walking down the hallway to the classroom I teach in, and one of my students met me at our classroom door. "Mrs. Hoekstra, you'll never believe what I did!" she said with such excitement on her face. I smiled, "Oh no...something bad?" And she looked at me and what she said next nearly brought me to … [Read more...]
Do You Want to Know More?
Have you ever read something, heard something and thought, "I want to know more..." I know I have...many times. I think it is because I feel like an eternal student, always wanting to know more or wanting to be part of a conversation that is taking place---you know, like the general conversation in a topic or something related to that … [Read more...]
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