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Student teachers enjoy urban experience
The Morning Call.com ^ | 5/08//07 | Melanie A. Hughes

Posted on 08/05/2007 9:45:07 AM PDT by Jakarta ex-pat

Kayla Nesbit's roots run deep in a small town of sprawling farms and old covered bridges.

New Bloomfield, Perry County -- population 1,077, according to the 2000 U.S. Census -- is home, but not where the 21-year-old wants to leave her mark.

(Excerpt) Read more at mcall.com ...


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To: radiohead

The difference in private/charter/parochial schools and public schools in Philly is astronomical. The regular, public schools are absolute Hellholes. Even Central High — which is supposed to be one of the “exclusive” public schools — is pretty frightening.


21 posted on 08/05/2007 11:00:43 AM PDT by Malacoda (A day without a pi$$ed-off muslim is like a day without sunshine.)
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To: Jakarta ex-pat

“It’s not just something white people do”

I don’t get this either.


22 posted on 08/05/2007 11:08:03 AM PDT by tennteacher (Duncan Hunter '08)
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To: Clara Lou
Certain federal student loans are forgiven if the student agrees to work 3-4 years after graduation in federally designated economically disadvantaged areas.

So these really are not loans but are "conditional grants" where the person has to repay if they don't meet the post graduation work requirement.

This is just another federal giveaway IMO.

23 posted on 08/05/2007 11:22:04 AM PDT by SteamShovel (Global Warming, the New Patriotism)
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To: tennteacher

I believe it is along the lines of, “everybody does it...”


24 posted on 08/05/2007 11:22:56 AM PDT by Old Professer (The critic writes with rapier pen, dips it twice, and writes again.)
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To: goodwithagun

I teach at a middle school that qualifies as one of those economically disadvantaged places I mentioned. I’ve been there 12 years. Fortunately, I teach Spanish-I to students who are higher achievers. I don’t get the “thugs” in my classroom because it’s an elective that requires some work on the part of the student. That’s how I’m going to make it to retirement age.


25 posted on 08/05/2007 11:23:38 AM PDT by Clara Lou
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To: SteamShovel

Actually, unless the name has changed—and it might have—I believe they’re called Pell Grants.


26 posted on 08/05/2007 11:25:03 AM PDT by Clara Lou
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To: Clara Lou

“That’s how I’m going to make it to retirement age.”

.....God Bless you!...I hope you’re able to ride it out...my wife did 5 years teaching remedial English at a juco....she taught the thugs that come out of the maryland public school system....they were arrogant,insolent,and threatening....the black women were the worst....

.....one day we sat down and rebalanced our budget and gave my wife retirement ourselves....we miss her pay check but we are a lot happier.


27 posted on 08/05/2007 11:31:03 AM PDT by STONEWALLS
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To: STONEWALLS

Thanks! You know, I’ve given serious consideration to what I might do if I couldn’t make it to retirement age. [No answer, so far.] The earliest I could retire [according to the current formula] is 5 or 6 years from now—but I don’t want to retire that young. We’ll see, I guess.


28 posted on 08/05/2007 12:23:29 PM PDT by Clara Lou
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To: Clara Lou
A formal mentoring system for these new teachers is the remedy currently being used to give them a kind of support that will make them want to stay in teaching.

What makes them stay in teaching is their inability to write that complete sentence that business correspondence demands.

29 posted on 08/05/2007 12:37:16 PM PDT by HIDEK6
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To: Old Professer

Oh, I see. Misplaced modifier.


30 posted on 08/05/2007 1:11:06 PM PDT by tennteacher (Duncan Hunter '08)
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To: Jakarta ex-pat

Sounds like this place doesn’t have a problem with illegals at least.


31 posted on 08/05/2007 1:19:56 PM PDT by cpanter
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To: HIDEK6

You don’t know what you talking about.


32 posted on 08/05/2007 1:39:25 PM PDT by Clara Lou
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To: HIDEK6
You don't know what you you're talking about.
33 posted on 08/05/2007 1:40:52 PM PDT by Clara Lou
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To: Clara Lou

Oh, but I do.


34 posted on 08/05/2007 2:57:25 PM PDT by HIDEK6
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