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Listening to critical comments by the judges seems easier for some of the contestants on American Idol than others. Rude comments are very hard to take and sometimes unwarranted. It's very difficult to hold the old tongue in place and not come back with
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I had an anxiety attack during an evaluation several years ago. My lesson was rock solid, and I knew the subject matter inside out. The problem was that my principal at the time was one intimidating lady. She marked teachers down just for saying "okay"
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I have recently heard parents openly talking about teachers and why or why not they don't want their children in a particular teacher's room next year. They freely discuss teachers while going about their own daily lives like it's the same thing as exchanging
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Summers go by fast, and before you know it, school is back in session. It's easy for students to forget some of those reading skills during those "lazy, hazy, crazy" days of summer, and a lot of parents are looking for summer reading ideas. Readingrockets.org
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Students today don't face the same consequences for misbehaving or not doing their work that their parents and grandparents faced. One thing that really stands out to me is that a lot of parents are more likely to support their kids than the school. It
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For some strange reason, I am always cynical about surveys. It seems like people spout off information, and use it to support their own causes. What really happens with the accumulated data anyway? For a few years we were able to evaluate our schools
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I once had a student turn in a beautifully written composition that I knew was not his work. When I talked to his mother, she told me, "Of course, I did it. You know he can't write." Parents sometimes feel that they have to help out with projects because
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Some teachers (and probably parents) have had enough of the " whatev-ah" response. Even preschoolers are saying it. The word sort of stops you in your tracks and makes you think that whatever you are saying must not be important. It's a catch-all response
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Pizza Hut's Book It program has been around since 1985 and has motivated a lot of kids to get into reading. With all of the concern about childhood obesity, some people feel that it is time to not Book It. You've read the book, now eat the pizza. Since
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Texas has had its share of headaches when it comes to testing. Does anyone else remember the TECAT? That was a test that every Texas teacher had to take to keep on trucking. It was an absurd, expensive ordeal where teachers were treated like cattle because
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It all started with a survey. A psychology professor at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana, surveyed her students, and the sisters of Delta Zeta were seen as "socially awkward". In an obvious effort to portray a more beautiful image, the Delta
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My mother always used to say, "Open the jar, and the worms will come out." This seemed to apply to almost any controversial situation. Bloggers are having a field day with a "jar opening" decision about school vouchers. On cnn.com we learn that Utah lawmakers
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See the video posted on dallasnews.com showing a group headed to Austin to participate in a rally for vouchers. Several private school parents said they need public funding so they don't have to skimp on other things to cover education costs. Public school
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Eighth and tenth grade students in six Montgomery schools might have the opportunity to be in cutting edge classes for sex education . On washingtonpost.com an article called "Schools Picked to Pilot Sex-Ed Lessons", we get the latest about the ongoing
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In My Teenagers' Homework Ate Their Free Time , an article written by Jay Matthews of the Washington Post, a mother wishes her children actually had time to watch TV. In responding to a question about homework vs. TV, she wrote: Although homework can
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