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Engaging a Distant Teenager With Extended Hours
The New York Times ^
| December 26, 2007
| SUSAN ENGEL
Posted on 12/26/2007 8:38:52 PM PST by Amelia
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To: Amelia; SoftballMominVA; metmom; shag377; leda; patton
Our local weeklies very often have positive stories about the local schools — but they are Gannett papers and linking to them is such a royal pain because of their rules.....plus the links only last 3-4 days.
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12/27/2007 4:29:40 PM PST
by
Gabz
(Don't tell my mom I'm a lobbyist, she thinks I'm a piano player in a whorehouse)
To: Amelia
I posted this because it was a positive article about public education, but I see there's very little interest in that...Once they trust you, they open up to you. And that’s when the work really begins.”
This speaks volumes. I was very interested in this and very glad to read it. Thank you.
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posted on
12/27/2007 4:34:18 PM PST
by
ShadowDancer
("To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funny bone.")
To: Amelia; metmom; shag377; leda; patton; Gabz; bannie
Thanks for pinging me. What a great thing that guy did - and yes I agree there was some risk involved, but he invested in a kid and it paid off.
I adopted a policy in my classroom about 5 years ago to never assume a student is mad at me when they blow up in class. I ask them to leave and then in the hallway, I ask what is wrong. It has never failed that it was something totally unrelated to me, but I just took the brunt of their anger. Once you give them a chance to talk and maybe an opportunity to go see the counselor, you've bought HUGE bonus goodwill chips that last months.
Kids are so worth the extra effort.
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12/27/2007 4:42:24 PM PST
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SoftballMominVA
(Never wrestle with a pig; he wants to get dirty anyway.)
To: Amelia; patton
“More than you know. ;)”
What he said! ;)
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posted on
12/27/2007 4:48:54 PM PST
by
Old Student
(We have a name for the people who think indiscriminate killing is fine. They're called "The Bad Guys)
To: Gabz; SoftballMominVA; metmom; shag377; leda; patton; Old Student; ShadowDancer
Our local weeklies very often have positive stories about the local schools — but they are Gannett papers and linking to them is such a royal pain because of their rules.....plus the links only last 3-4 days.Ok, I'll start paying more attention to my local papers, and perhaps y'all could do the same? My local papers may be Gannet ones too; I'll need to check on that.
We all know that not all teachers are slackers and not all public school students are drug-abusing gang-bangers, but too often positive stories aren't considered news.
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posted on
12/27/2007 6:05:16 PM PST
by
Amelia
To: Amelia
Positive doesn’t sell papers and it doesn’t garner hits, either. Hence all the jackasses piling on about public schools here. Just take it in stride. Not that I do but I expect better from you. LOL
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12/27/2007 6:07:12 PM PST
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ShadowDancer
("To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funny bone.")
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