There will be times when I must be like a willow tree, standing tall and strong, yet be flexible. ... I want the parents of my students to feel appreciated for all the help they give their child, I will do this by sending home a weekly newsletter and thanking them for the help they give their child with homework and other projects. ... Commitment to community is a reciprocal action, the community supports schools through taxes to educate our leaders of tomorrow; in my classroom I will have students give back to the community throughout the school year by participating in volunteer ac...

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As far as my personal opinion goes, I believe charter schools are still in it's infancy, we should give it more time to develop before we can actually decide rather charter school is a good idea or not. ... Comparing to the amount of them that are running efficiently and actually making improve in the students grade, are like saying that all apples on an apple tree are Superb apples, with not a single one rotten. ... So we should give this idea a try, before we shut it out, based on these few mistakes. ...

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As far as my personal opinion goes, I believe charter schools are still in it's infancy, we should give it more time to develop before we can actually decide rather charter school is a good idea or not. ... Comparing to the amount of them that are running efficiently and actually making improve in the students grade, are like saying that all apples on an apple tree are Superb apples, with not a single one rotten. ... So we should give this idea a try, before we shut it out, based on these few mistakes....

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But if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing it is stupid"- Albert Einstein. ... Teachers may notice signs of a learning struggle, but with how strict the standards are becoming they aren't able to slow down and give individual guidance that's needed. ... Other kids will give up, figuring they aren't good test takers, so why bother studying.... Being unable to pass a national standardized test gives these students a false hope in education. ...

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Reading the authors" works in this unit gave me a broader knowledge of how children overcome obstacles regarding education and go on to be affluent persons. Teachers made a very notable contribution to this success, pushing the students to analyze, explore options, and to never sell yourself short. ...

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At least once in someone's life, they will hear the notion "money doesn't grow on trees.... A comprehensive nine-year study of testing and evaluation concluded, "Available evidence doesn't give strong support to the use of test-based incentives to improve education....

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I was in classroom number 102 with Mr. Harry Gonzalez who taught Bilingual Kindergarten to nineteen students. The day I went to observe one student was absent. The classroom was pretty much split equally between boys and girls and all of the students were of Hispanic descent. Mr. ...

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• Grade Level: High School