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JESSIE JACKSON IN 1975
I’ve told you before that I used to be active in the Democratic party. In my rummaging among old school materials I found these bits. So I’m sharing a bit from my past. I’m not sure whether this picture of … Continue reading
Posted in education, me, politicians, Uncategorized
Tagged .me, education, family, father, Jessie Jackson, politicians, public school
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LERNIN 2 TEX
Eye mist yesturda b cos eye wuz lernin 2 tex. Hoap u mist mee. Eye wunt to lern 2 tex awn 1 uv thoz fancee fones. Houw am eye doin? Eye haf tene-ajers lernin me. Thanx, kidz, 4 yur lernin … Continue reading
Posted in humor, me, texting, Uncategorized
Tagged education, humor, me, spelling, texting
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INVOLVE ME
An explanation. I took two g-granddaughters for state testing for home schoolers last week. This was the room we entered and waited. It’s hard to see her but there it a teacher sitting at the check in desk down at … Continue reading
Posted in alienation, Home School, teaching, Uncategorized
Tagged alienation, children, education, Home School, involvement, misbehavior, self esteem, teachers
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REQUIREMENTS MATTER
It has been completed – this dream of my life; then why am I so filled with anxiety rather than joy? I made it through high school by cheating; there was no other way I could do it. Even though … Continue reading
LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY
“Poor me,” he laments, “‘Tis my fate written in stars,” as he makes his doom. Although I am lending a humorous touch to this haiku, it is a serious concern to me. I was talking with a friend yesterday about … Continue reading
SCHOOL DAYS,…OH, THOSE GOLDEN RULE DAYS…
…READING AND ‘RITING, AND ‘RITHMETIC, TAUGHT TO THE TUNE OF A HICKORY STICK…The drawing above is one my mother drew, a one-room school house on the prairie. Mom went to school there in the 1920’s; I went there 1945-46, I … Continue reading
Posted in mentor, school, Uncategorized
Tagged busy work in school, cheating, education, Lone Star School, mentor, mom's drawing, one-room school, school
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A Blessed Child
A fortunate child Spending time with her mother The home-school student. Growing a bank account, growing a garden, growing a pet, growing a collection, growing a reputation, growing fame, growing a stylish wardrobe Nothing is as important as growing a … Continue reading
Posted in Home School, Uncategorized
Tagged education, family, haiku, Home School, motherhood, tutoring
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MORE HEART STRINGS
The year was 1965 or 66 and I had a class of third and fourth grade students. Our language arts lesson consisted of writing about our class. The students dictated a paragraph which I wrote on the board. They were … Continue reading
Posted in aging, change, people finder, teaching
Tagged aging, change, children, education, memories, nostalgia, people find, teaching
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ROTE TO RIOT
Perhaps I’m exaggerating by using “riot” as the opposite of rote, but from my observations, not by much. Two illustrations from my educational experience: In high school, I was called a DAR meaning a Darn Average Raiser. I liked to … Continue reading
Posted in education, teaching
Tagged blogging 101, classroom riot, daily post, education, learning styles, memorization, rote, teaching
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MITCHELL SCHOOL
(Lesson 7: Form: Ballad; Subject: Neighborhood; Device: Assonance) We talked of community, not neighborhood; We talked of counties, and towns We met in schools and courthouse lawns Wore overalls and dresses, not evening gowns. The building housed the public school, … Continue reading
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Tagged aging, change, education, learning, memories, writing201 poetry
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