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June 2007 - Posts
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I stand in front of my microwave and say, "hurry, hurry, hurry!" What would I do if I had to wait for an old fashion oven? I haven't used one in so long my daughter thought it would explode when she was here and wanted to use it. We had a gas oven and Read More...
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I was blogging with jwag2005 and he mentioned semisters. I got to thinking...wouldn't it be nice if elementary schools had semisters too? Then we could take students we really do have personality problems with and switch them to another teacher. We could Read More...
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In Phoenix, Arizona there is a school district that was way behind the eight ball in getting kids to read. So, they partnered with the newspaper and received many grants to help bring students up to grade level by 3rd grade. They failed. Why? They had Read More...
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I'm going to talk to my mom about how it went in the old days. You know, back when I was a kid. I have been at this job for 20 years and I came to it late and I have not had an administrator, except they first one, who has supported the teacher in a meeting Read More...
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20 years ago, I had a student who saw me in a local restaurant that was also a bar. He went to school and told all the kids he saw me there DRUNK. I was drinking tea. I cornered him and told him the truth and directed him to tell the students that he Read More...
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I just received our state test scores today. My class did fantastic. I would like to take credit for it but I really can't. I don't know how it happened. I had 43 students for most of the year. I was barely able to maintain. I know I tried to keep the Read More...
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In the little community that I work in, there is a city web site and it contains an open forum for people to discuss community matters. However, there is an awful lot of parent complaints, comments, criticisms and amazing misinformation about the school. Read More...
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How do you feel about home schooling? A lot of our parents who take their kids out of school when they get angry at the school for some reason, say they are going to home school. Then after about 6 months, many of them bring the kids back and they are Read More...
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We teach the subjects: Reading, Writing, Grammar, Spelling, Math, Science, Social Studies. But, we also have to teach children to wash their hands after using the bathroom (IN FOURTH GRADE!!), teach them respect, manners, cooperation, fair play, sportsmanship, Read More...
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My oldest daughter (now 33) wanted to read when she was two. So, I taught her. I wasn't a teacher yet but the daughter of a teacher. I made flash cards with the letters on them and taught her the sounds that the letters made. Then I began to teach her Read More...
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My email is lsturr@musd20.org. You can email me there. I could not get it to send a reply. However, When we do ecology, I add the rainforest into the equation. I have a lot of books and the kids loved reading about the animals. I have each one do a different Read More...
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I a sittying here on bacashion and habbing a reaaal good time. My brain staied in hot Arizona. It is 70 degrees out side now and the wind is blowing and it is coooool. My grands are perfect little mosters. I love it because I geet to go home at the ned Read More...
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