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Metaphors Welcome

Metaphorical thinking requires critical thinking skills, mental flexibility, creativity, and a deep sense of understanding between the topics or items being compared. It’s a great way to check for understanding–and to help explain an idea to someone else. The basic question for generating metaphors to check for understanding or extend thinking is: “In what ways … Continue reading Metaphors Welcome

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Poetic Beginnings

It seems appropriate that the first post to my new GDRSD portfolio would be a poem. This one I dedicate to my grandparents. To read the FlipSnack version with images, scroll to the bottom for an embedded copy. “Tenderness” (for my grandparents, the greatest love story I know) “Tenderness” by Jennifer Leung she was receding … Continue reading Poetic Beginnings