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Modern Ms. Barrett: Resurfacing
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Modern Ms. Barrett. The modern tales of a teacher who wonders if she'll make it up the down staircase. Posted by Jill E. Thomas. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Jill E. Thomas. East Oakland, California. View my complete profile. Teaching un-centered me, and writing of necessity is a vastly un-centering experience. Teaching kicked the autobiography out of me. Students weren’t interested in living in my past; I had to learn to live in their present.". No Child Left Behind. Bay Area Writing Project.
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Modern Ms. Barrett: Purple
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Modern Ms. Barrett. The modern tales of a teacher who wonders if she'll make it up the down staircase. In first grade Mrs. Lohr. Said my purple teepee. Wasn't realistic enough for a tent,. That purple was a color. For people who died,. That my drawing wasn't. To hang with the others. I walked back to my seat. Counting the swish swish swishes. Of my baggy corduroy trousers. With a black crayon. To my purple tent. In second grade Mr. Barta. Said draw anything;. He didn't care what. I left my paper blank.
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Modern Ms. Barrett: Why We Stay
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Modern Ms. Barrett. The modern tales of a teacher who wonders if she'll make it up the down staircase. Why do I dread going back, but make the decision every year to do just that? Research has shown that 25% of teachers leave the profession after the first year and double that leave by year five (Henke, Chen, and Geis, 2000; Ingersoll. First, I continue teaching because I know there is nothing else I could do with my life that would be as important as this. De Blois cites a similar situation at her schoo...
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Modern Ms. Barrett: A Day Off
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Modern Ms. Barrett. The modern tales of a teacher who wonders if she'll make it up the down staircase. This week, as a staff, we have put several boys on behavior contracts. Now when they are defiant, it goes in their record and after five they are suspended. After three suspensions they get sent to another school. What does this accomplish? Posted by Jill E. Thomas. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Jill E. Thomas. East Oakland, California. View my complete profile. The I dont know syndrome.
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Modern Ms. Barrett: Super Heroes to the Rescue
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Modern Ms. Barrett. The modern tales of a teacher who wonders if she'll make it up the down staircase. Super Heroes to the Rescue. He calls me his superhero. I feel like I've failed him. Why is there this disconnect? For the last few months, I spent 20-40 minutes a week working with David on his short and long vowels. He amazed me with his speed. Through a sorting activity he easily identified patterns. For example, ai. Makes the long 'a' sound but so does ay. This is fantastic news for Daniel. He is...
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Modern Ms. Barrett: What They Learned in School
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Modern Ms. Barrett. The modern tales of a teacher who wonders if she'll make it up the down staircase. What They Learned in School. A "poem" by Jerome Stern. This monologue aired March 17, 1990, on "All Things Considered," National Public Radio's daily news broadcast. Stern was a professor of English at Florida State University in Tallahasee. In the schools now, they want them to know. All about marijuana, crack, heroin, and. Because then they won't be interested in mari-. A foreign power,. Will confuse ...
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Modern Ms. Barrett: There Are Lots of Alligators
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Modern Ms. Barrett. The modern tales of a teacher who wonders if she'll make it up the down staircase. There Are Lots of Alligators. In order to review literary devices with my students we read Sandra Cisneros' short story " Eleven. The class always enjoys this story and it allows me to become more real to my students when I tell them that every once in a while they will catch me acting like a twelve year old. Like Rachel, I can see that I've slipped. Do you mean alliteration? Posted by Jill E. Thomas.
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Modern Ms. Barrett: Ants in the Pants
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Modern Ms. Barrett. The modern tales of a teacher who wonders if she'll make it up the down staircase. Ants in the Pants. Posted by Jill E. Thomas. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Jill E. Thomas. East Oakland, California. View my complete profile. Teaching un-centered me, and writing of necessity is a vastly un-centering experience. Teaching kicked the autobiography out of me. Students weren’t interested in living in my past; I had to learn to live in their present.". Ants in the Pants.
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Modern Ms. Barrett: Difficult Positions
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Modern Ms. Barrett. The modern tales of a teacher who wonders if she'll make it up the down staircase. I expected to find only a few dishes of cheese and crackers and was surprised to find trays and trays of catered finger foods. Of course, I wasn't surprised that none of the food was warm (I had a quesadilla with cheese that had never even been melted), but the wine offset this a little bit. Posted by Jill E. Thomas. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Jill E. Thomas. East Oakland, California. Teaching ...
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Modern Ms. Barrett: Dealing with ADD
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Modern Ms. Barrett. The modern tales of a teacher who wonders if she'll make it up the down staircase. Posted by Jill E. Thomas. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Jill E. Thomas. East Oakland, California. View my complete profile. Teaching un-centered me, and writing of necessity is a vastly un-centering experience. Teaching kicked the autobiography out of me. Students weren’t interested in living in my past; I had to learn to live in their present.". The thank goodness I have a cool principal post.
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