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School as a learning place - a teacher's thought!

Hoje apetece-me escrever em português, pois sinto que Portugal também precisa de pessoas que saibam escrever português e defendê-lo como ele deve ser defendido. Hoje apetece-me dizer o que me vai na alma em relação à escola.  Hoje apetece-me chorar...  Chorar por solidadriedade aos adultos do futuro que olharão para trás e pensarão... para que me serviu a escola senão para perder anos da minha vida. Àqueles alunos que nunca vão poder viver uma escola que os ensine a GOSTAR de estudar, a USAR o que estudam e a SER cidadãos ativos na sociedade. Hoje apetece-me rir... Rir das piadas que ouço diariamente vindas do mais profundo ser que são os meus alunos e que me faz querer estar com eles a tarde toda e rir. Rir, aprender tudo o que eles têm para me ensinar de novo e poder tirar-lhes todas as dúvidas e porquês que têm, ou simplesmente OUVI-LOS.  Hoje apetece-me gritar... Gritar com os professores, governantes, pais e alunos que não ...
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Being a Mom on september!

Today is about my children's routine every September. Every year, since my youngest son was born, that they had never been on the same nanny or school facility at the same time! It's been exhausting having to travel every morning before going to work to different places and picking them up at the end of a work day as well. They are almost 2 years apart and that it's difficult to manage when (1) the school that we can afford doesn't have all the benefits in terms of them staying together at the same building and when (2) you don't have money for another school that has them close to home. This year, when they finally had the chance of staying in the same place, my oldest entered public school and the other didn't. Which means... another year of back and forward to 2 different places. We still have hope that the little one gets to enter if any kid want's to change school or drop off, but it's a long shot. Until there we need to suck it up and do i...

Plastic Free September Challenge

Around here, our years are counted from September to September. I'm a teacher so my break is in August and we've got two kids who have the holiday in August too, so it makes sense that we count that way. This post is really because of how bad I felt during the past few months on my beliefs on sustainable living and the low impact movement. In July, as it was going on the campaign #plasticfreejuly, my life was upside down: I had my in-laws staying over, I was working many hours and with the kids going to the beach with school, the routines were crazy. So it was too many the plastic that found his way to my home. In August, we went on vacation and it was very hard to keep up with the stuff we've bought for our kids (snacks, etc...) because we were staying in a hotel and it wasn't easy to accommodate much stuff in our little fridge. The second part, we went camping and it didn't get any better. But... In September, and getting back to the rou...

My passions!

Hi, everyone!   Today, I'm sharing the passions that guide me through life and what would be the essence of my blogging experience. 1st - My Family The first of my passions is my family. For me, the family is the reason for achieving the best you can in life. Maybe, on the future, I'll share the many wonderful (and not so much wonderful) things that we've been through as a family of four living in Portugal with both parents working. I've always wanted a big family and, right now,  I'm loving my  four people family.   In our home, there are me, my husband and our two children (a four-year-old and a two-year-old). So, as you would expect, ... life is busy around here. 2nd - Veganism As I said in the previews post, I started following a vegan way of life about a year ago. As you go deeper and deeper into a vegan lifestyle, you start beginning to question a lot of things that you do. In my case, I'm a vegan beca...

My (troubled) beginning

Hi, everyone!  I'm so excited to be able to start sharing what I've been up too in the past year! As you can see at the description of the  Loving Life  website, I've begun this journey through healthy, simple, vegan and more sustainable living about a year ago.  It wasn't because I wanted to change my life. It simply happened... and the way that it did was so natural that I believed the right way that I was aligned with my soul. I think I was always conscious about those values in my life. I'm a daughter, a wife, a mother, a teacher... and applying them was the correct thing to do, however, in the past year, every time I saw any articles, videos or something related to those values, my focus was on and I started absorbing so much information that my mind was beginning to conflict with my actions. It started with the health... I don't like coffee  (yes, I'm one of those people)! But ever since I've had my second son, nothing seemed to get m...