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Then and Now: Miss Dragon Looks Back

I can’t resist embarrassing old photos, so here I am with a look at my high school life and how things have changed since then. These days, I often make presentations at high schools and I feel out of place, because it really wasn’t that long ago that I was the bored student staring at the guest spe … Continue reading

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Yesterday

was so nice. Continue reading

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Officials break ground for early-childhood facility in West Chicago – TribLocal

TribLocal Officials break ground for early – childhood facility in West Chicago TribLocal The teachers to be hired for the Educare learning center must be certified in early childhood education and be bilingual “because most of the families we serve are going to be from Spanish-speaking homes,” said Hawley. “But regardless of whether a … Continue reading

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MPA Newsletter, 5/2/2012

A special thanks goes out this week to family volunteer Mr. Van Glahn, who donated three large bags of assorted playground balls to the school. That should keep the recess volunteers hopping this spring! Thanks for your generosity! Achievements Congratulations to all of the Spelling Bee participants … Continue reading

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Say Hello To Congressman Moonbeam UPDATED

It’s no secret that plenty of political figures use a book as a way to introduce themselves to voters before a campaign. However, I think we’d be hard pressed to find a politician selling a book that describes how one stares at a raisin to gain a greater appreciation of self. Seriously Continue reading

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ayers

so far, dr. ayers has founded schools, taught kindergarten, picketed for civil rights and bombed the pentagon. i saw education theorist and anti-war activist bill ayers in the bathroom. Continue reading

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Questions over how to evaluate special ed teachers | April 2012

Struggle over how to evaluate special ed teachers Published April 24, 2012 Associated Press MIAMI – Since the first day of class this school year, Bev Campbell has been teaching her students how to say their names. Some of the children in her class have autism. Continue reading

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Calculators in the Classroom?

Passed to me by a friend. Yes, I agree but kids should be introduced to calculators, etc, at a very early age Continue reading

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Five

My baby boy turned five today. Five, as in starting Kindergarten in the fall. Five, as in doesn’t really call me Mommy anymore Continue reading

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Mom Was Right…Again

When I was a little kid, my Mom taught me to read way before I arrived at kindergarten and once my formal education began, she used to harp on me doing well in math and science. “That’s where the future is,” she said. Math and Science Continue reading

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