Tag: learning
member name: Kevin E.
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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 . . .
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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. . . .
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August 04, 2007 11:01 PM EDT --
I am a Special Educator who has taught for 11 years. I teach a life skills program at a High School. I have the privilege to teach with two awesome and dedicated para-professionals. School has begun . . .
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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 . . .
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August 30, 2008 11:39 PM EDT --
I am being called the miracle man at my school these days. This is a result of some changes in a student I am working with. This is a student I wasn't even sure belonged in public school when I first . . .
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September 07, 2008 06:21 PM EDT --
Life's lessons can happen at any time by even the smallest of God's creatures. This was brought home to me last Monday. When I came in to school I discovered a dead mouse in the . . .
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October 11, 2008 10:43 PM EDT --
Grandma came to visit my classroom two weeks ago. It was to be her last visit to my class. Her grandson was busy taking a puzzle apart when she came in. We both marveled at what a difference . . .
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June 22, 2009 11:49 PM EDT --
As many of my readers know I teach in one of the poorest counties in Georgia. A typical school year is anything but typical. Teaching goes beyond what those who are not a part of the education world can . . .
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September 29, 2008 10:27 PM EDT --
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October 07, 2008 09:44 PM EDT --
After a week we determined that it was time for Connor to get reconnected with school. The first step was to get Connor in to "Hospital Home Bound." This was a program for students . . .
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November 10, 2007 02:31 PM EST --
I am a firm believer that there are some words that are my best friends and some words that are my worst enemies. I have learned that there are some thoughts that are best kept to one's self. The few . . .
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February 22, 2009 01:02 PM EST --
"If your child attacks his teacher then so be it. Being attacked by a student is part of his teacher's job description ." This was a comment made by my Special Education Director to a . . .
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February 22, 2009 06:50 PM EST --
I love my career. There are lots of reasons that I enjoy teaching. The chief reason is being a part of a team to that helps young minds grow. That being said teachers are being assaulted in every school . . .
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July 26, 2009 07:12 PM EDT --
Welfare has been a whipping boy for so long. There is a lot wrong with welfare. I have been among those who use the phrase "Welfare Attitude" referring to those who think someone, anyone particularly . . .
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May 25, 2009 08:14 PM EDT --
My informal study on those who read my writings show that they are brilliant people and have seen a lot in their lives. I am sure that my readers have seen a lot. I know that some have seen a horse fly, . . .
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October 21, 2007 12:05 PM EDT --
I am a Special Education Department Chair at a rural High School in Georgia. I teach students who are moderate to profoundly disabled. I remember reading a book called Up The Down Stair Case . It gave . . .
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January 03, 2009 10:33 AM EST --
Magical Moments
Chapter 2
We Didn't Think You Could Do It But You Did
I struggled in school from K-12, I have two learning disabilities dyslexia & dyscalculia . . .
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November 05, 2007 10:55 PM EST --
The term "letting go" is almost my least favorite term. It's just ahead of good bye. When someone I love has to move on I refuse to say good bye. I have to say so long. I never want . . .
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