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October 2008 - Posts
Having the Sniffles...
So I got my flu shot last week and here I am... sick. I'm not saying its related because the doctor told me its not... I'm just saying... I try to be all responsible and preventative and I get sick anyways. This week I feel like I have accomplished nothing
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Navigating Teacher Politics
Enough about the national election... the politics that really dictate my life on a daily basis happen every day right between these walls. Can I get an Amen? I thought I went back to high school to teach and not relive it... but it turns out that the
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The Art of Teaching
What I find to be the most frustrating thing now is something I can't quite put my finger on. I am overall very happy with my job and career choice as a teacher. In addition I stumbled upon working at an alternative school and this has been really good
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#5 Reward Students for Working Hard
Even though I just wrote an entry about Halloween... I feel on a roll and I never really finished writing about each thing on my "Avoid Chaos" Checklist. I have been following the list as best as I can this semester and I have felt significantly less
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Halloween meets curriculum
Today I was shopping for some sort of giant keychain for my mentee, who often loses her keys. I found just the right pink puff-ball with sliver tinsle when I noticed that all the Halloween costumes were out. I thought I would take a gander since I haven't
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Moving Up in the World
The school year has more than settled in and I am constantly reflecting on how this is year like last year... and how this year is not like last year... Last year I had a completely clean slate and was constantly asking "What do I do??" I have learned
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Be Happy List
I have decided that I can't focus on one topic for this blog post because I am feeling a little ADD. But since I had such a good week at school I feel like it deserves a posting. So I have decided to try something new... a compilation list of my favorite
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Never Washed A Dish?
This is one of the most unbelievable things I have ever heard of! I have a student who had never washed a dish until this afternoon in my class. I thought he was exaggerating until he exclaimed, "You put soup on it, gross?!" ... um, excuse me?? Soap on
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