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    My Brilliant Second Career (Detailed)

    OCTOBER 31, 2011 6:21PM

    By Educatingben


    Topics: teacher, tablet, laptop, computer, technology, open+call

    • Editor's Pick
    • 6 Ratings
    • 1339 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    Teach for America

    JULY 20, 2011 3:44PM

    By takingadvice


    Topics: open call, my tiny hipocrisy, student, teacher, education, lie, hype, belive your own hype, future, luck, success

    • Editor's Pick
    • 5 Ratings
    • 775 Views
    • 10 Comments
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    The educational void

    JULY 18, 2011 3:11PM

    By takingadvice


    Topics: open call, my tiny hypocrisy, education, information, teacher, student, failure, spelling, college, access

    • Editor's Pick
    • 26 Ratings
    • 4078 Views
    • 42 Comments
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    Teacher Ignites International Fury

    DECEMBER 16, 2009 10:51AM

    By Catherine Forsythe


    Topics: school, behaviour, fine, physical contact, hair, anger, teacher

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    • 24 Ratings
    • 2974 Views
    • 73 Comments
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    Working my ass off, and still getting the blame...

    NOVEMBER 23, 2009 2:23AM

    By MsThirteen


    Topics: grants, teachers unions, children, high stakes testing, education policy, ford foundation, wall street journal, elementary school, bay area, teacher

    • Editor's Pick
    • 10 Ratings
    • 1312 Views
    • 12 Comments
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    How much can we do with $100?

    NOVEMBER 3, 2009 9:43PM

    By MsThirteen


    Topics: suburb, california, bay area, teacher, elementary school, taxes, money, schools, budget, students, tape

    • Editor's Pick
    • 2 Ratings
    • 894 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    Healthcare and the classroom

    NOVEMBER 1, 2009 10:35PM

    By MsThirteen


    Topics: inequality, absenteeism, sick days, students, kids, elementary school, school, teacher, universal coverage, health care, h1n1

    • Editor's Pick
    • 14 Ratings
    • 1027 Views
    • 20 Comments
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    Achievement Gap Just Gets Bigger and Bigger

    OCTOBER 22, 2009 9:27PM

    By MsThirteen


    Topics: elementary school, suburb, bay area, teacher, kids, student acheivement, equity, access, computers, achievement gap, math

    • Editor's Pick
    • 17 Ratings
    • 5556 Views
    • 30 Comments
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    Author Frank McCourt taught me about being Irish Catholic

    JULY 19, 2009 8:51PM

    By cindy capitani


    Topics: catholic, protestant, religion, frank mccourt, dies, angleas ashes, new york city, teacher, writer, cindy capitani. new york city school district, arthur miller, limerick, irish, polish

    • Editor's Pick
    • 30 Ratings
    • 5655 Views
    • 27 Comments
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    Thanks, Dad, for not letting Mom call the cops

    JUNE 15, 2009 11:15PM

    By D.M. Schwartz


    Topics: fathers day, dad, mom, prom date, teacher, student, sex, family

    • Editor's Pick
    • 50 Ratings
    • 4222 Views
    • 64 Comments
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    Classroom Discipline and Duct Tape Do Not Mix (Updated)

    JUNE 12, 2009 11:22AM

    By Gwool


    Topics: education, duct tape, spaulding elementary, teacher, substitute teachers, unruly children, humor, firing, fired, north middlesex, townsend, ma

    • Editor's Pick
    • 41 Ratings
    • 2089 Views
    • 32 Comments
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    What makes an 11-year old kid commit suicide?

    APRIL 21, 2009 5:47AM

    By Dayna Vance


    Topics: teasing, teacher, school, family, suicide, bullying, bully

    • Editor's Pick
    • 3 Ratings
    • 1866 Views
    • 6 Comments
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    Dada Maua's Diary

    NOVEMBER 2, 2008 2:56PM

    By The Wood Elf


    Topics: congo, travel, roadie, teacher, education, wanderlust, worldwide wanderer, depart asa--against sister's advice--into war zone, there and back again, partner schools, developing nations, third world, squatty potty, dust, swahili, lumbumbashi

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