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Zoe’s Summer Crumble

Post Published July 26, 2018 by Sarah Cymrot

The sun streams down through the rows of berry bushes, revealing glistening berries and intermingling with giggles as bigger and bigger patches of blackberries are found.
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Knitting Socks and Learning from Someone Younger Than You

Post Published July 15, 2018 by Sarah Cymrot

My fingers crept along, slowly following the pattern--wrapping the yarn, twisting, poking, prodding. My sister's fingers flew. "You are still there?" she would say, teasingly, every few minutes.
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Circus Olympus and Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone

Post Published April 11, 2018 by Sarah Cymrot

The wooden doors loomed in front of us as we struggled to put aside the thought of what was on the other side. Blackness seeped in and the door swung open, cueing the circus music to blast and multic...
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The Scarlet Letter, Auggie Pullman, Middle School and the Meaning of Acceptance

Post Published March 23, 2018 by Sarah Cymrot

Have you ever met someone who seemed to accept everyone just as they are? Have you ever felt that way yourself? When I read the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, I found this acceptance in the ...
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New Year, New Books

Post Published January 23, 2018 by Sarah Cymrot

There is a certain joy that comes from a pile of new books waiting to be read, especially going into the new year. Whether they are on the shelf at a library or bookstore or sitting on the shelf at ho...
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Traditions and Monkey Bread

Post Published December 20, 2017 by Sarah Cymrot

As the day fades into the night on Christmas Eve, flour and laughter fills the kitchen. Hands reach over hands, kneading the soft dough, then rolling, rolling, rolling into balls for the next day.
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Alice Waters, Pottery on the Hill, and people who are the best at what they do

Post Published November 27, 2017 by Sarah Cymrot

The lamps glowed and the audience sat, anticipating, as Alice Waters made her way up to the stage. She sat down, and the crowd of forty went silent. As she started to talk in her quiet calm voice, the...
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The Life of Mahatma Gandhi and the Act of Going Deeper in Learning

Post Published November 3, 2017 by Sarah Cymrot

Eleven seventh graders and one teacher are clustered around three white tables in the middle of a small room, the walls adorned with maps, a white board, and a picture of Gandhi at a spinning wheel.
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Fahrenheit 451 and the Impact of Electronic Devices

Post Published October 20, 2017 by Sarah Cymrot

The first time I read Fahrenheit 451, I was struck by Ray Bradbury’s remarkable writing. The second time, the breathtaking plot. The third time, the horrific, but modern ideas.
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