Cheryl Mitchell
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Ways of Seeing: Sadly, our daughters must worry
“You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone.” These words from a famous old Joni Mitchell song have been ringing in my head the past few days.
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Ways of Seeing: Could somebody help me please?
Have you ever expressed that worry, lying alone in your hospital bed and wondering if a nurse will come?
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Ways of seeing: Choosing ‘Yes, please, thank you’
After seven decades of trying to do it myself when things got rough, I got pretty good at turning down help when it was offered.
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Ways of seeing: We can do more than we think
Vermont is on the verge of an amazing opportunity to realize dreams that have long been deferred.
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Ways of seeing: Geese offer a lesson in caring
There is a small pond on our farm, created many years ago when we had a shallow dug well and worried about running out of water for the…
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Ways of seeing: Geese offer a lesson in caring
There is a small pond on our farm, created many years ago when we had a shallow dug well and worried about running out of water for the…
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Ways of seeing: Towns and schools can work together
This is part four of four win-win solutions to the challenges facing our school districts and small rural towns. The topic is Incentivizing Towns and School Districts to…
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Ways of seeing: ‘Nurturing Care’ for all is critical
This is part three of four win-win solutions to the current challenges facing our school districts and small rural towns. The focus is on Nurturing Care. Great progress…
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Ways of seeing: Vermont needs pre-school parity
This is part two of four win-win solutions to the current challenges facing our school districts and small rural towns. It is called Pre-School Parity and outlines a…
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Ways of seeing: Time is right for big policy strides
Like so many of us, I am grateful that the school districts have decided to delay irreparable decisions until the end of the summer. There are many people…
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Ways of seeing: Schools can flourish with the right plan
It’s Thursday morning on the farm. As I write this, the children at Wren’s Nest Preschool are singing and laughing as they slide down the snow covered hills.…
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Ways of Seeing: Please pause school closings
These last few months of responding to the coronavirus have shown how resilient Vermonters are and how able to react quickly in an emergency. We have come together…
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Letter to the editor: MAUSD should hit pause on school closure talks
Editor’s note: The writers sent this letter to the Mount Abraham Unified School District board and cc’d the Independent. Dear MAUSD School Board Members, It has become painfully…
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Ways of Seeing: A vital lesson in building bridges
People recently gathered to mourn the loss and celebrate the life of David Tier, the now departed Eco-Spirit, whose commitments and practices linger among us. I would like…
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Ways of Seeing by Cheryl Mitchell: Boredom can become a luxury
“This is so boring, Gaga!” Our three year old granddaughter looked at me with delight in her eyes. She was busily engaged rolling out dough and using her…
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Ways of Seeing: Together we can improve childcare
A few weeks ago, our daughter’s show “Hadestown” won 8 Tony Awards, including best musical. In her acceptance speech she called out the huge number of people who…