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Raise Your Glass

Corrie's Mom

By Rebecca T. Dickinson

Raise a glass. Any glass will do. Perhaps a clear, plastic cup. That will work, too.

As I was saying, raise a cup and chant with me:

Thank you friends of the blog world

for the nominations you’ve given me.

It is you, the unseen face behind a

far off computer screen, who

saw something special in me.

But, we are not so far apart

you and I. Words will bind,

and sometimes overcome us.

Drink your best wine, vodka, beer, or soda

as I say, “Thank you, friends, for your support,

reading, comments, and nominations.”

I have not had time to catch up on awards, but I want to say thank you to everyone. Vikki, Elliot, and so many others offer so much support.

I am very grateful.

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Published by Corrie's Mom

They say teacher turn over is high right now, and many teachers will leave the profession in five years or less. I will enter my seventh year as a full-time teacher, and my 12th year in education after I'd started as a sub and teacher assistant. I was the student in the 1990s you did not want in your classroom because I was diagnosed with ADHD and did not know how to socialize with other kids. I was due to be tested for autism, but this was considered an ostracizing experience for a child then, especially a girl. I am a third generation teacher and author of seventeen creative works.

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