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Sunday, February 20, 2005

Ten Must-do's In Order to Save a Failing School

1. CEO must convince the staff that their work is vital. 2. Staff must be empowered to manage their area of the building and the curriculum. 3. Teachers must believe that any time they need to talk to the CEO they can without recrimination. 4. CEO must have a non-threatening dialogue with each... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 19, 2005

First Blog Post Predicting Today's School Trauma and Offering Solutions

Motivation in education IBM World Trade Manager for North and South America once told me, "Mike, there are many ways to motivate workers. You have to find the one that matches each individual." Same in classrooms everywhere. Today in classrooms across the nation, for minority students, including... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, February 17, 2005

Post-Traumatic Stress Among English Language Learners: Starving.

That's right, level three of culture shock looks a lot like PTSS. I never thought of this myself, but the school psychologist brought it to my attention. Let's review the three steps of culture shock: Level 1. We thought we were moving to Disneyland, and we find that this new country is hard! Level... Sign in to see full entry.

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Children Suffering Hunger in the Midst of Affluence. It's Poisoning Them!

We have a breakthrough of sorts, vis-a-vis the little Sudanese girl who is terrorizing the school and herself. I kept daily e-documetation, and sent it to each of her teachers and administrators. The problem was that she was not eating breakfast, and then runnning on adrenaline. Turning every... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, February 16, 2005

Well, Tuesday, And I Allow Myself to Read Ariala -- Geez freakin' Louise!

Well, another Tuesday has come and gone, and for those of you who have been following the escapdes of those of us dealing with Ariala Obsessive Syndrome (AOS) here is my take. It is incredible the way she has the knack for cutting straight into the heart of Blogit! issues without seeming to be... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, February 15, 2005

How Sad that this Child is Suffering so Publically and So Little Support

Well, this little girl has definitely got my number. Now she has been placed in the 7th grade program, she is with me only three times per day, and she has learned to say no to me. So, this morning when I tried to get her to eat breakfast, she simply said no. She ran in the room, screamed at... Sign in to see full entry.

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She's Afraid of the Food, or She Thinks Someone is Sending Her Messages

The little Sudanese girl placed in my care last week, the one who trashed the room with confetti and then had to pick it all up before going to be with her friends at lunch, she is doing fine. After three days with me, the administrators have placed her in a different program with a new schedule. I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 14, 2005

She Left My Baby Stranded on Valentine's Day, She never Even Called

Boy, I'm disgusted. We went to school, and Caitlin said she was staying after to get caught on homework and projects. So, I agreed to pick up Chelsea after school. Well, I had a Dr. appointment and by the time I picked her up, it was after five. We just had enough time to get a bite to eat and then... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 13, 2005

Girls Wanted to End the Day at the Coffee Bar Even Though I Was not Playing

Well, last night the girls wanted to end their day at the coffee bar, even though I was not playing. They said the new guy was cute but needed work on enunciation. His lyrics seemed garbled and unclear. I talked to Dale, the owner, by cell phone after picking the girls up and driving away. He said... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 12, 2005

My Best Bit of Teaching is Returning As From Bread Cast Upon the Water

I first met Dave nine years ago. He showed up at band practice with another Dave, Dave Miller, who was a friend of our bass player. Or if not friends they were co-workers at the Post Office Warehouse. Dave Logan was his friend, and they both wanted in the worst way to get some guitar playing advice... Sign in to see full entry.

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