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Author: Mary Bolton, Teacher and Mother

I have a bachelor’s degree in education and have taught for 7 years at the preschool level. I worked for 17 years at the elementary level, including teaching, serving as principal and acting as a mentor teacher. I am also the proud mother of an 8-year old son.

A Profound Effect

Posted on November 25, 2014November 25, 2014 by Mary Bolton, Teacher and Mother
Sometimes things happen in the course of a day that stick with us. Some things leave a lasting positive feeling and some things leave a more negative feeling. There have been several times in the past... Read More

The Heart of the Matter

Posted on November 17, 2014November 18, 2014 by Mary Bolton, Teacher and Mother
There is a difference between performing from the heart and performing for a crowd. I have known this for many years, but it’s funny how sometimes it becomes so obvious when two people are on th... Read More

A Mountain of Perspective

Posted on October 7, 2014October 7, 2014 by Mary Bolton, Teacher and Mother
Perspective is everything, figuratively and literally. I went into the classroom next door for a minute to give the teacher a break and happened to glance out the window. I was looking for the clouds ... Read More

A Former Student, a Constant Inspiration

Posted on September 23, 2014September 23, 2014 by Mary Bolton, Teacher and Mother
Have you ever met someone and instantly known that your life was going to change so much for the better just for knowing her? This has happened a few times in my life, but there is one person in parti... Read More

Finding Perspective in a Sink

Posted on September 1, 2014September 1, 2014 by Mary Bolton, Teacher and Mother
I never thought I would find perspective in a sink, but there it was, staring me in the face. Stress causes anxiety, which releases adrenaline. Adrenaline leads to rushing through life. I was doing j... Read More

When My Students Became My Teachers

Posted on August 22, 2014September 9, 2014 by Mary Bolton, Teacher and Mother
Children are not usually thought of as wise or full of knowledge. In fact, they are often seen as quite the opposite. They are “vessels waiting to be filled” with all the information adults around... Read More

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