Now the first of December was covered with snow… So says the song by James Taylor. But he was on the highway from Stockbridge to Boston, and not in Howard County. There was a bit of sleet yesterday morning and some rumblings for Tuesday. But today? Nope. My weather app says it “feels like” 25 right now and it’s only going to reach about 42 degrees. I wonder it there will be outdoor recess. I always hated recess in cold weather and that’s probably because 1) I was not a run-around sort of kid and 2) girls were compelled to wear dresses to school in those days. (!!!) If we had indoor recess it was rare and probably due to rain. My memories of that involved a game called 7 Up or possibly multiple rounds of Hangman at the chalkboard. Here in HoCo we can expect outdoor recess to be derailed by cold temperatures, snow - - and possibly ice - - all through the winter months. My years as a teacher of young children taught me how deeply that kids need to move and to have self-d...
Where Columbia and Howard County Intersect