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Monthly Archives: December 2009
Highlights of the decade
Lots has happened since 2000. On this day ten years ago, I was sitting in a faluka (a type of boat) in the Nile River in Cairo, Egypt, celebrating the year 2000 with my good friend and her family!
Since then, I:
- went to college (and graduated!!)
- got married
- moved to California for two years
- entered the workforce
- moved to Michigan for two years
- adopted three cats
- went on a few European vacations (thanks, mom and dad!)
- moved down south
- bought our first house
- adopted our first dog
The last four items happened in 2009 alone!! It’s been a busy year, and a good year. And it’s been a fantastic decade!
In the next decade, I’d like to check off a few more items from my Life List. Particularly number 11. What will you do?
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Happy New Year
Image by Paloetic via FlickrAs the year winds down to a close, it’s time for reflection and resolutions. Be sure to get a designated driver, and chew the black-eyed peas carefully.To all of our loyal readers, Happy New Year!Related articles by Zemanta… Continue reading
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Just One More Day!
Well, it’s almost over. There is only one more day left in 2009. Believe me when I say I won’t be sad to see it leave. I’ve had a terrible, terrible year. I actually think this has been one of the hardest years of my life. I am emotionally drained. Thankfully, because of all of [...]
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New Interest, Part 2!
Well, in addition to “playing with” my new machines, I have been learning about traditional bookbinding. I’ve made little accordion books, a couple of journals, and am just reeling from my new found knowledge. It feels so good to learn something new & useful. I’ve been teaching Phillise how to do it. Today, I’m going [...]
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Alexa Posny Interview – Part IV
My recent interview with Dr. Alexa Posny, the new Assistant Secretary of Education for OSERS (the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services) covered a lot of ground. This is the fourth in a series of occasional posts concerning the interv… Continue reading
Posted in Gerl, law, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Posny, restraints, seclusion, Special Education, special education law
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New Year, New Interests!
I have been a busy beaver lately. It all started when my husband bought me the YOURSTORY by Provocraft for Christmas. When he was getting it for me, I told him that I needed to learn to use what I had before I bought something new. So, we put off buying the new machine until [...]
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Excessive levels of calcium mark brains of individuals with Autism
Writing in Molecular Psychiatry, L. Palmieri of the Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Department of Pharmaco-Biology, University of Bari (Bari, IT) and colleagues reported the results of a small-n study of levels of metabolic transporters in the brain tissue of individuals with and without Autism. They compared the contents of samples from the brains [...] Continue reading
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Being an Elementary School Teacher
Teaching is a very interesting and rewarding calling. That being said, it’s not for everyone. If you’re looking for more information about teaching and what it might entail, then this book is for you. This book was recommended to me by one of the editors of citytowninfo.com. You can get your copy here: Being an Elementary School Teacher
I’ve had a chance to check out the book (it’s free), and find that it offer’s several interesting perspectives on teaching in an elementary school. There are 25 stories from all different kinds of teachers – special education, PE, music, etc… I found the it very thoughtful and useful information. It talks about the rewards, as well as the difficulties of teaching. I found it was very truthful and didn’t hold back on what is hard about teaching. If you know someone who is considering teaching and might want some insight into the career, please share this with them. Or maybe you just need something to remind you why you still teach, or just want some inspiring stories. Whatever your reason, please check it out.
Being an Elementary School Teacher
Patrick
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Ethnicity and Autism?
Thanks to a comment by reader DrFoo (AKA ‘Rollen’), I was alerted to an interesting study about variation in the rates of Autism in different ethnic populations. The news releases say that the incidence of Autism among Hispanics is lower than it is among non-Hispanic white peers.
These news releases refer to a study entitled [...] Continue reading
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More DW on LS
Teach Effectively pal Dan Willingham has another treatment of the learning-styles myth at the Washington Post. In a guest entry for Valerie Strauss’ “The Answer Sheet,” Professor Willingham mentions the recent scientific review of research that debunked the myth (yet again) and provides responses to some of the pro-myth arguments that he’s encountered. Here’s a [...] Continue reading
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