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end of the quarter

Last week we wrapped up the first quarter. Students seemed a little surprised that I required them to work hard until the last minute. In some classes, the last week of a quarter becomes a film-a-thon as the teachers frantically input latework to help Read More...
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2008 10 19

John Spencer

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pulling out of burn-out

I don't like "Freedom Writers." It might sound like sacrilige to mention it around teachers, but I think the movie sends the wrong message about teaching. It's a quiet, implicit message - so subtle people miss it in the midst of the melodrama and inspiring Read More...
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2008 07 27

John Spencer

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