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The Business of Education

Posted on August 18, 2009

My former principal said that if students weren't learning, if they weren't achieving, it was our fault, the teachers. When he said that, I was in my first year of teaching and agreed with him.

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The Business of Education

Mainstreaming Special Education Students?

Posted on August 11, 2009

When I was in high school, special education students had their own wing in the school and mostly stayed there for all of their classes. Things have changed tremendously since then.

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The Business of Education

Is California Protecting Education?

Posted on August 4, 2009

I was watching the news when Governor Schwarzenegger announced that California's legislature had finally passed a budget. He said that they were able to protect education. A breakdown of the cuts was shown on the TV screen — education took another $6 billion cut.

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Young Teacher Calls for Life Lessons

Posted on July 28, 2009

My students often try to use my age against me. I look young, therefore I must be able to relate to my students. Don't get me wrong, I definitely relate to the majority of my students, but there are some things that I just can't relate to.

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Teaching the Entitled Generation

Posted on July 14, 2009

There is something about the current generation of students in school that makes teaching extremely difficult: entitlement. The first few months of my teaching career were eye-opening in terms of this phenomenon.

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Charter Schools vs. Public Schools

Posted on July 7, 2009

In light of issues that I've been involved in at my former public school, I have seen the worst in people in terms of political garbage. Charter schools, however, have the ability to hold their students to higher standards, and consistently and fairly enforce rules and consequences.

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