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Monthly Archives: August 2009
Hopeful me!
I got a lead on a new job. Hopefully it will all work out. I used Facebook to make connections. That’s what it’s for. After all, it is a social networking site. Hopefully this will pan out. If not, something else will. It always does.
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Aug 27
Left for school before 7:30 this morning, only to find the student I was to observe was absent. So typical. Today we did “skills bank” in the computer lab. This pretests students on grammar and usage skills, then provides lessons and quizzes in differe… Continue reading
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Follow-up (Corporal) Punishment: Are Children with Disabilities Disproportionatley Arrested at School?
Image via WikipediaWe recently ran a post on a study that shows that kids with disabilities are disproportionately singled out for corporal punishment. As a follow-up, another recent study claims that standards should be developed because research sho… Continue reading
Posted in American Civil Liberties Union, Disability, Disabled, education, Gerl, law, Special Education, special education law
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Guess How Smart I Am?
Well, guess! I am so smart that I didn’t know that David started school on Monday. Yes, people, today is Wednesday. The year just started and already, he’s missed 3 days of school. I could just scream.
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Guess How Smart I Am?
Well, guess! I am so smart that I didn’t know that David started school on Monday. Yes, people, today is Wednesday. The year just started and already, he’s missed 3 days of school. I could just scream.
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Books to Read the Third Week of School, Part 3
Miss Malarkey Leaves No Reader Behind, by Judy Finchler, is a book I could have written myself. It’s about a teacher who loves to read trying to inspire the same desire in her students. The exciting part begins when the school enters a contest to read 1,000 books. However, Miss Malarkey doesn’t just want the [...]
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Inspired me!
I am so inspired. I got a dose of inspiration from last weekend’s Los Angeles Black Book Expo. There were many authors & wanna-be authors there. I am one of them. One of the key things that inspired me was this psychologist/writer/publisher from Texas (I cannot remember her name right now). She gave a workshop [...]
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Aug 26
Very exciting! Today I was asked to come early tomorrow to do a student observation. Like we have so many times in special education, there’s a new student from another state who has some serious emotional issues, who’s between doctors, between parents… Continue reading
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Books to Read the Second Week of School, Part 2
Stand Tall, Molly Lou Mellon, by Patty Lovell, is a great book about self-esteem. Molly Lou Mellon has teeth nearly as big as her head, she sounds like a bull frog, and she’s the shortest kid in her class. However, none of that stops her from believing in herself. She learned it from her dear [...]
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Mission Impossible Assignment # 3: School Shopping on a Budget
Okay, all you shoppers out there. Boy, do I have an assignment for you: School Shopping on a budget. Should you choose to accept this assignment, you may encounter a store full of shoppers, some rude, some not. You may also stop and park @ several locations looking for the perfect deal. Well, lucky for [...]
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Posted in Financial stuff, Great websites, In the know!!, life, Parenting/Being a mom, sales and discounts
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