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why parenting your child needs to be a top priority

Kids Think Hate Crimes Are a Game you have no idea how mad i am after reading that article.

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maad for teachers

finally got a chance to go maad again. this time round there was an exhibition on understanding children’s drawings (can anyone catch the pokemon influences in the above drawing?). not anything new, given that i am an early childhood educator, … Continue reading

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teacher words: read some

some interesting articles to read… Coloring inside the lines and Fundraiser or Hellraiser. food for thought for both the parent and the teacher.

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Teacher words: Let the children write!

As he finished posting it, the teacher asked, “What does it say?”  “It says, ‘You have to be safety because there is danger.’” As he read it, he ran his finger under the first line of letters.  “And what does … Continue reading

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Teacher words: Fairness

Being fair doesn’t mean every child gets everything the same. Being fair means every child gets what every child needs. – Ruth Powell

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teacher words: iphone as a story telling medium?

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sometimes i wonder why am i teaching when i could be out there doing something else – scriptwriting, directing, or some other means of telling a story. then i look back at work and realize that i am, with little … Continue reading

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teacher words: movie review! Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

brought the kids to the movies today and it was just AWESOME. we had spent the past few weeks studying Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett and the kids knew the book really well. it was amazing … Continue reading

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teacher words: not just sand…

get creative with sand play! (picture taken from somebody’s tumblr. comment if you want credit!)

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teacher words: Making Geeks Cool Could Reform Education

“The best schools,” Grodd told me later, “are able to make learning cool, so the cool kids are the ones who get As. That’s an art.” It’s an art that has, for the most part, been lost on educators. The … Continue reading

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