Tag: gather
group name: educatorsreview
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February 29, 2008 07:47 AM EST --
Sailing the Maelstrom: A Case and a Curriculum for Meta-Science
When I was a child, my mother had a mantra that went like this: "He's going to be a marine biologist like his . . . more
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August 17, 2008 06:39 PM EDT --
Friday was my first discouraging day of my school year. On the tenth day of our new school year a new student came to my class. He is 15. He suffered traumatic brain injury when he was a baby. . . . more
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July 12, 2008 04:02 PM EDT --
There is an argument that if there were no illegal immigrants our food cost would be really high. Is it possible that there are hidden costs in that lettuce that we now buy, that lettuce already costs . . . more
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July 23, 2008 10:52 PM EDT --
I have learning disabilities . I rarely make that statement public. I have never in my life made a statement so public about my learning disabilities but I believe that even after so many years since . . . more
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August 18, 2008 11:29 PM EDT --
I wrote an article where I questioned if a student who came to my school was ready for school. This was a student who I was absolutely certain did not belong in school. I lost sleep over him and really . . . more
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August 09, 2008 05:51 PM EDT --
Open house for incoming ninth graders is always fun. Parents are more confused than the new freshman. Often the unexpected is said by those who are quite thankful that they are not the ones going through . . . more
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July 19, 2008 02:05 PM EDT --
I'm finally finished with my VCLA! For those who don't live in Virginia, its another teacher licensing exam and is offically called Virginia Communication and Literacy Assessment. . . . more
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July 16, 2007 09:34 PM EDT --
One of the most frustrating incidents a teacher can encounter is silence in response to question. The temptation is to repeat the question or elaborate on it, anything to fill the empty air. With adult . . . more
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August 11, 2008 10:24 PM EDT --
My heart has been heavy today because when I arrived at school Thursday I learned that only an hour earlier a former student who graduated from our high school a short two years ago, was stabbed . . . more
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March 27, 2007 10:32 PM EDT --
For years, doctors have been encouraging us to limit the amount of sunlight exposure we receive. Instead of attempting to lecture you about the harmful effects of repeated over-exposure, allow me to entertain . . . more
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October 07, 2007 05:14 PM EDT --
We have this beautiful tree growing in the front of our house.
In October to November it begins to bloom with the most fragrant and beautiful flowers.
Again I don't like to sound dumb, but being . . . more
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August 24, 2007 09:47 PM EDT --
My fifth grader wants to know if there are any word pairs where one word ending with "H" makes a second real word if the "H" is removed. The words must be in English and spelled correctly. . . . more
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April 04, 2008 01:42 PM EDT --
We're all familiar with Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a dream..." but something I experienced not so long ago makes me wonder how far people have gone to fulfill his prophecy. . . . more
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July 10, 2008 01:21 PM EDT --
As a public school teacher I am very aware of "No Child Will Be Left behind." This is a term that directs and drives public education. I believe that public education needs accountability . . . more
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August 09, 2007 08:10 PM EDT --
Author Samara O'Shea doesn't beat around the bush. She says up front: yes, there still is a need for letter writing. We who write (that is all of us here on Gather), see a lot of writing and many . . . more
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June 10, 2008 06:43 AM EDT --
I hate zero tolerance policies at schools. They remove the ability of a human being to implement critical thinking skills and use their better judgment to prevent ridiculous stories like this one from . . . more
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July 16, 2007 11:25 PM EDT --
Okay it might be, but not according to the page on Google- so I thought I better take as many picture as I could so someone could more easily identify this plant.
Note the leaves they are much to slender . . . more
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June 16, 2008 04:56 PM EDT --
My education has never been rooted in academia, even when I was in school. I started modeling when I was fourteen (in the high-fashion world of Baton Rouge!), then at sixteen began teaching modeling to . . . more
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November 21, 2007 05:18 PM EST --
Well Christmas is fast approching and I have 1 question for you that I call my friends do you believe in mircals.
If yes say why and if no say why not
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May 31, 2007 09:05 PM EDT --
Ralph Waldo Emerson on the subject of education:
The secret in education lies in respecting the student.
The man who can make hard things easy is the educator.
Life . . . more
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