Interested in what’s happening in Washington? Read on…
Capitol Connection Newsletter – July 30, 2012 – ASCD Public Policy.
Thoughts anyone?
Interested in what’s happening in Washington? Read on…
Capitol Connection Newsletter – July 30, 2012 – ASCD Public Policy.
Thoughts anyone?
Reblogged from http://www.Living on the Cheap.com…
We’ve gone through all the sales circulars and picked out the best deals on school supplies for this week. Some items are so cheap that they are free.
Fifteen states have scheduled sales-tax holidays or tax-free weeks in August. Check out our list and your state\’s details to see what you can save on your back-to-school shopping.
Fortunate teachers! Fortunate students! This is teaching and learning at its best!
Dance, Arts And Stevie Wonder Lead Kids On New Paths To Learning.
To ensure student success, here’s something to keep in mind throughout the school year…
The theater shootings in Aurora, Colorado, top a long list of senseless shootings that plague society. As each incident unfolds I recall an experience, I would rather forget. My second year of teaching in a high crime area began with a gun pointed at my head. Driving home from school one day I saw a young man flagging me down. I quickly scanned his surroundings and noticed a crashed car. That no other car was in sight gave me reason to pause. As I slowly approached, he aimed a large gun at me from the passenger’s side of my car. Our eyes met and I remember telling God I had too much to do – asking him to let me live. Though the gunman appeared to shoot, he never fired and I sped on toward the large crowd of onlookers gathered several blocks away.
At only eighteen, he tried to kill his girlfriend and her mother. He wrecked his car fleeing and was trying to carjack another – something he couldn’t achieve with the driver of the car he crashed into who fled as he was shot at. The newspaper revealed shots were fired at other passing cars. Why he didn’t shoot at me, I’ll never know. I was “blessed” that day, something many of the Aurora survivors have recounted of their horrific experience.
There are far too many similar incidents – Tuscan, Fort Hood, Birmingham, Omaha, Virginia Tech… As teachers, we know that perpetrators of such crimes may be any of the students we taught over the years. There are always the questions – once innocent children, students – at what point does their life change? What signs might we have seen in the time spent with them? Is there anything we might have done to redirect their path?
The victims – also someone’s child, someone’s student. Finding their way. Becoming who they are meant to be. Again the questions – why? In the wrong place at the wrong time? A victim of time and circumstance? How did we influence their paths toward becoming well-intentioned, effective members of society?
At times like these there may be no answers to the questions. Let us hold all involved in such tragic events in our thoughts and prayers – the ripple effects reach far and wide. Each involved has or had a life story to tell and any of us may have shared in it.
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Who has the best deals on the school supplies you need? Check out list, which highlights the best sales at Walmart, Target, Staples and more.
The current economic climate may find fewer families contributing to classroom school supplies and state funding severely depleted this year. Less money per student will have teachers doing double duty when buying back to school supplies. They will shop for their own children and the children in their classes as well. Teachers launch school supply buying plans at the end of the previous school year and for good reason. With the steady decline in teacher salaries because of state and federal budget cuts, every penny spent must be worth the spending. Here are a few tips on saving big on school supplies.
Get the most from back to school shopping by ensuring your hard-earned dollars are well spent! Happy shopping!
Remember, today is Sunday –
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Thank you James Boutin! Your words will be appreciated by many!
ASCD Express 7.15 – Before Evaluating Teachers, How About Supporting Them?.
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