Tag: gather
member name: Kevin E.
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August 17, 2008 06:39 PM EDT --
Friday was my first discouraging day of my school year. On the tenth day of our new school year a new student came to my class. He is 15. He suffered traumatic brain injury when he was a baby. . . . more
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July 12, 2008 04:02 PM EDT --
There is an argument that if there were no illegal immigrants our food cost would be really high. Is it possible that there are hidden costs in that lettuce that we now buy, that lettuce already costs . . . more
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July 23, 2008 10:52 PM EDT --
I have learning disabilities . I rarely make that statement public. I have never in my life made a statement so public about my learning disabilities but I believe that even after so many years since . . . more
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August 18, 2008 11:29 PM EDT --
I wrote an article where I questioned if a student who came to my school was ready for school. This was a student who I was absolutely certain did not belong in school. I lost sleep over him and really . . . more
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May 12, 2008 05:10 PM EDT --
I was a Funeral Insurance Salesman and just when I had seen it all I was proven wrong. It was another of those endlessly boring beautiful sunny days in Central California. I had one of my rare no sales . . . more
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August 09, 2008 05:51 PM EDT --
Open house for incoming ninth graders is always fun. Parents are more confused than the new freshman. Often the unexpected is said by those who are quite thankful that they are not the ones going through . . . more
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August 11, 2008 10:24 PM EDT --
My heart has been heavy today because when I arrived at school Thursday I learned that only an hour earlier a former student who graduated from our high school a short two years ago, was stabbed . . . more
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August 01, 2008 10:19 PM EDT --
I used to pity the legendary literature figure "Don Quixote" from the play Man Of La Mancha . I have a different outlook on him now. I have reached the conclusion that some of us are . . . more
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July 24, 2008 04:06 PM EDT --
I have a confession to make. I like practical jokes and have for a very long time. Almost as early as I became a fan of practical jokes I learned that not many others share my affection for . . . more
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July 10, 2008 01:21 PM EDT --
As a public school teacher I am very aware of "No Child Will Be Left behind." This is a term that directs and drives public education. I believe that public education needs accountability . . . more
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