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All The Good
“Do All the Good You Can,By All the Means You Can,In All the Ways You Can,In All the Places You Can,At All the Times You Can,To All the People…
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We Did This Last Year
As a classroom teacher, I worked in a fifth grade inclusion setting. I had the opportunity to work with my mentor for several years as she and her students…
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20 Words. Last Days.
20 words. 10 sticky notes, 2 words each. Trying to spark ideas, thoughts, debate, questions, conversation. Let us know what you think at #4OCF on Twitter. Rich (@RACzyz)
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Consider the Invisible
I had the unfortunate experience of falling last week. In addition to banging my head on concrete, I also landed on my elbow and wrist. I ended up at…
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Survive and Advance
As I was watching couple of game 7’s in the NBA playoffs last week, I was reminded of the phrase survive and advance. Lose in a game seven and…
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What We Knew Then
Usually, we lament about knowing then what we know now. But I think we need to flip this idea. As educators, I think it’s important to go back to…
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The Respect Championship
We recently introduced a Respect Championship to our students. The idea was to encourage respectful and kind behavior amongst students as we approached spring break. While students were raring…
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This Too Shall Pass
I’ve always been a firm believer in this too shall pass. Whatever it is that you face, you will overcome. It helps me remember to never get too excited…
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Appreciation
There may be a student somewhere right now thinking about you. It might be a student who was in your first class. Or someone who was in your class…
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Be the Light!
Although my days in the teacher's lounge are now limited by my role as an administrator, I know that most faculty rooms can hold either an extremely positive vibe,…