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Lost 26 October 2015

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Sally Gerard

Any teacher has heard a plethora of excuses as to why work is not turned in. They do get old. I wrote this response to one of my student writers after we’d spent weeks in class working on this awesome … Continue reading →

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rest 8 June 2015

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Sally Gerard

Everyone talks about how teachers get three months off and so their job must be the best of both worlds-to get paid for three months when you aren’t even working! Ha! Follow a teacher around for a while and you’ll … Continue reading →

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Finals 21 May 2015

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Sally Gerard

I gave my first final yesterday and I’ll give one today and one tomorrow. My freshmen are reading their narrative quests and their mentor letters out loud to satisfy our oral communication standard. They aren’t nervous because they’ve been sharing … Continue reading →

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Immortal in Community 15 April 2015

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Sally Gerard

I’ve known I was going to be a teacher since the fourth grade. I can remember lying on the floor in my fourth grade classroom with my eyes closed, listening to my teacher read a novel to us out loud. … Continue reading →

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