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Welcome
Thanks for stopping by! After much inner dialogue I have decided that perhaps starting a blog would be a valuable way for me to reflect on my career as an educator. As a teacher, I have found the...
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Being Positive, Building Character
One of my favorite parts of the school day is the end. No, I am not referring to the moment I walk out the door of the school, but just before that. As stressful as some of our days are, I think that...
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Ms Finished
The following piece came to me from a retiring veteran teacher in one of the most controversial and low performing urban districts in the nation. This particular teacher has been in the same district...
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A Constant Battle: Troubled Kids versus High Stakes Testing
Teaching is made up of a bunch of little battles, struggles and obstacles that we must overcome each and everyday that we enter our classrooms. From lesson planning to classroom management, to building...
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What I Learned (and Re-Learned) This Year
We’re always learning new things as teachers. We teach, we learn and sometimes its done right alongside our students. Some of these lessons I have learned cumulatively in the past few years and some...
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Updates from a Fifth Grade Teacher (Yes- I have been moved, again!)
As many of you may or may not have noticed, I have been on a lengthy hiatus from both the twitter world, as well as the blogging world. I suppose in part that the reason for my absence has been that I...
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Damsel in Detention
Is detention appropriate for elementary school students? I find myself battling with this question on a regular basis. Detention in the elementary school, as far as where I work pretty much means that...
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So…..I Want To Be A Teacher
The following is a post that I wrote for my uncle’s website, http://www.choosingmycareer.com. He began this e-book store, and co-authored a book series, “So You Want To Be A…”. These affordable e-books...
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