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Tonight, we had our Open House. It was a frustrating and GREAT experience all at the same time. Our school counselors had organized an hour long program introducing them to the school enviroment and what was needed to to make their child college ready.
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This my fourth year teaching; I’ve made great improvements in classroom management, teach outside of the box and am involved in my school community. My principal selected me as one of the teachers who will host 2 field experience students in the
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Every teacher reading my blog knows that it takes year to perfect your craft. For me, it seems that it takes about 3 years to develop a style . . .or method to madness of teaching. Tonight, as I reflect, I can honestly say I think I have found my niche.
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Someone shared with me a link to another blog that gave me some heavy criticism. At first, I tried to dismiss it b/c everyone has opinions and thats why they got their own blog space–they are experts on themselves and their world. But as I sat here
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It’s my blogiversary! So, I thought it was time to roll out a new look. I wanted a mature look. One that voiced my maturity as a teacher and as person. Therefore, I picked a design that was more formal. More organized. And simplicity. I created a page
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So, it’s 2:30 in the morning and earlier I was not ready to go to bed. I turned on HBO and watched a documentary about Frederick Douglass High School in Baltimore, MD. Basically, the film describe the school plight in complying with NCLB. I watch
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The last day of school was great fun! The first part of the morning was spent on an exam schedule. After exams were over, students were supposed to cycle through all of their classes as normal, so that teachers and student could discuss last minute business.
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Because I have to go back to school tomorrow to tie up lose ends. Here is my list of things that I need to accomplish tomorrow before I am truly free for the summer. Make sure my summer’s professional development has been paid for.
Turn in grade
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So, when I got up this morning and turned on the news, I was filled with excitement! According to the news, Barak Obama will be the nominee of the Democratic party in the 2008 Presidential Election. I wasn’t excited because I think he should be
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I’ve been away for a bit, but I’m back! Maybe, briefly. Due to standardized testing, I have a RARE few moments to type a post while at school. I’ve got cheer tryout stories, already, but I’ll share those in the future!
OKP asked
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Well, Margaret asked the first question. . . . What made you decide to become a teacher?
Honestly, Margaret, I think it was my destiny or calling to be a teacher. When I look back on my childhood, I played “school” until stopped playing with
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Without cheer, I guess I don’t have much to talk about everyday. My lessons aren’t very exciting. As a matter of fact, it seems my students are falling asleep in class more and more. And I’m not even waking them up, like I used to. We
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My good friend sent me this link via email & another friend and I discussed it over lunch. My questions are: What do we say when a student invades our personal space?
Did her statement really “trigger” the student to act?
If it did trigger
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