schoolteacher15

@schoolteacher15 (15)

United States • Age 57

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Fasting and praying

schoolteacher15 @schoolteacher15 (15) • United States 13 Feb 07

Our church family has a church wide fast during the month of Jan. Each year I participate and something new takes place in my life. New revelations, changes in my situations, financial resolutions take place. How do you feel...

Pregnant! Married! Allowed back in schoo. what do you think?

Rosy001 @Rosy001 (363) • South Africa 13 Feb 07

what kind of message do you think this will send fellow students? young girl, falls pregnant, gets married and then insists on attending school to complete her grade. i feel she shouldnt. i feel it sends out the wrong message and...

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schoolteacher15 The girl did not get pregnant on her own. There had to be a boy involved. Therefore, I hear you punishing and isolating the girl for her "mistake" but what about the boy who helped in the making of the "mistake?" Our society must stop and take a look at...

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WOW...It is Freezing here .... BRRRRRR!!!!

ronita34 @ronita34 (3921) • Canada 13 Feb 07

I live in Northern Canada and it is very cold here. It was a cold day today at school so that means that it was at least minus 35 degrees celsius. The weather report is calling for minus 38 or colder too for tomorrow morning so i...

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schoolteacher15 In Texas we are frowning because it is @50. The wind is blowing and it makes it so cold to us. I am reading your weather and feeling like a fool. We are no where near as cold as you. I hope you feel some warmth in my words. I hope things get better for you...

13 Feb 07

NCLB: Truth or Myth

schoolteacher15 @schoolteacher15 (15) • United States 13 Feb 07

First of all, was the creator of this "philosophy" drunk when he thought that this would move education into a forward motion? Last year, in my building alone, over 100 5th grade students were "left behind" because of...

children

education

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How do you handle discipline?

schoolteacher15 @schoolteacher15 (15) • United States 13 Feb 07

Children have gotten more disrespectful than ever before. They talk back to teacher, do all they can to break the rules and push the buttons of administration. What do you do in your school? In your classroom? Has your district...

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The "N" word

schoolteacher15 @schoolteacher15 (15) • United States 12 Feb 07

So what is the deal with the "N" word. Have African Americans made this matter worse by using it in comedy, rap songs, and terms of endearment for their friends and family? How is it that carcasian youth have started using the...

state of african american culture

terms of endearment

the n word

youth slag

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schoolteacher15 This is exactly why there is such a problem with the"N" word! How do you stupid, ignorant person properly? There is no proper way. To be able to justify this is ludacris. I am appalled that your African American "friends" have allowed this to happen. As...

13 Feb 07

Making money on mylot

schoolteacher15 @schoolteacher15 (15) • United States 12 Feb 07

Can someone break this down to me in simpler terms. When will I actually see some mone in the earnings category? How long does it take?

making money

mylot

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Grading papers with a red pen. What is your opinion about this?

kgwat70 @kgwat70 (13387) • United States 29 Jan 07

Does your child or someone you know have bad self esteem or lack oonfidence because of seeing red marks on his or her paper? I have heard from coworkers and from other adults and websites that red pen can have a very negative...

grading papers

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schoolteacher15 Language Arts teacher within our district were given an opportunity to read some research to show that red pen had a bad effect on student responses. It was suggested that teachers use purple pen. I have used this technique and it has worked great over the...

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The "N" word

schoolteacher15 @schoolteacher15 (15) • United States 12 Feb 07

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When is enough enough?

schoolteacher15 @schoolteacher15 (15) • United States 12 Feb 07

I have been in this relationship for almost 2 years. In our 2 years, he has done what I call cheating. He has several ads on the internet, he talks on chatlines, and I have found several text messages on his phone that were to...

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For Womens Only!

shahabahmadkhan @shahabahmadkhan (1998) • India 30 Jan 07

are you a worker or a housewife?

housewife

women

worker

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schoolteacher15 I am a working mother. I have 2 children. I am divorced. When I was married, I worked, received my M. ED., taught business college and helped my husband develop a business. Our children are now 12 and 9. They are both straight A students, extremely...

12 Feb 07

Motherhood vs. career

Kaeli72 @Kaeli72 (1229) • United States 12 Feb 07

I am a mother of 4 children, the oldest is 11 and the youngest is 1 year old. My husband and I were working before the baby was born, but I haven't gone back after the birth. My husband has just recently picked up a second job to...

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schoolteacher15 In an idealistic society, your desire to stay at home and let your husband deal with the finances would be great. We do not live in that kind of society. To you I say that if you choose to stay home and not work to add income to the household, then you guys...

12 Feb 07

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A colleague of mine almost got a teacher fired...

doncris @doncris (637) • Romania 30 Jan 07

Do you think it's fair? I'm talkign about the music teacher, in the music class. At the begin of the semester, she tried to be nice to us, she didn't teach us much, because we asked her and because she said we already had enough...

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schoolteacher15 As a teacher, our profession has become a joke. The world sees us as robots, babysitters, and individuals who could not make it in other fields of study so became teachers. The fact that the teacher was lax in her responsibility is the first problem of all....

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The state of Texas education

schoolteacher15 @schoolteacher15 (15) • United States 12 Feb 07

What state is our educational system in? Are we teaching students valuable lessons for career and life, or are we teaching the test in order to keep our jobs? What has happened to the days of "authentic teaching?" How is it that...

education

teaching

testing

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