Remember the days when there was that one special teacher you could always count on. ... I remember the times that I walked into the classroom to find my new teacher smiling excited and ready, not only to teach but, to learn from her students. ... I remember those times, do you? Quite frankly I must say that it is a shame that we must remember those times. ... In ten years I do not want to remember the times, I want to live in the time. ...

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By no means does our generation expect their generation to live up to this promise, we just ask that they remember it. Remember the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show when you yell at us for staying up late on a school night to watch the MTV Video Music Awards. Remember Farrah Fawcett and Leif Garrett on your wall when you see Jennifer Lopez and Eminem on our walls. ... In my eyes, a student who walks into a school, before even shooting, has the intent to kill everyone he sees. ... That boy walked into his school, held a gun and began firing what was later determined to be random fire. ...

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I walked down the main walkway and was amazed at the size of the campus. ... I walked into a big hall with video games, tables and chairs. ... I remember I was not given any homework in high school, but I knew all the material taught to me. ...

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I had my own ways of remembering and learning. Whenever a teacher told me how to outline or how to take notes, I would always ask if I could do it my way, so I would remember it easily. ... I had a breakdown in the middle of class and he told me that I could go for a walk because he knew that school wasn't on my priority list at that moment. ...

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The Golden Rule I remember when I walked into my kindergarten class and saw this sign on the wall in red and yellow letters: DO UNTO OTHERS, AS YOU WOULD WANT THEM TO DO UNTO YOU. ... She told me that would be something that I would remember the rest of my life. ... I was in the third grade with a group of people; we all were talking about something we learned in our early years of school that we would always remember saying or doing. ...

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Another example of the way working limits the time availability is how whenever I called this friend of mine to go out and spend some time with her, by going to the movies, walk on the park or even just go to the coffee shop in the same street in front of her five floors building where she lived to have some "girl talk" and the chocolate round and with sprinkles cake that she loved so much or ice-cream, she could never go. ... Furthermore, I remember when I was in Portugal last year I used to have classes every day from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. ... So I"d just walk myself out like I wasn't ...

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It is key to remember that the space must not be over designed, and must allow for creative play and redesigning by the children. ... My philosophy is that an excellent teacher is one who can walk into an empty classroom, fill it up with excitement, wonder and pride in learning, and can also make each child and family member who walks through the doors feel acknowledged, respected, welcomed, comfortable and excited to learn. ...

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The path that I take to learn is part of a large number of tasks that must be completed to obtain the knowledge, but after you have walked this path it is no longer needed, for whenever you need to use this knowledge the only part you will look at is the end of the path. ... Once I was taught to learn meanings and examples of vocabulary words, yet no matter how much time I spent I just could not remember them, and now I understand which I did not before; the reason why I could never learn them was because I did not wish to learn, and did not put my heart into it. ...

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I remember back when I believed that school was meant to be for kids that had to be punished and sent some place other than home. ... Classmates wouldn't do their work either until the teacher would walk around or therefore we would get in trouble. ...

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When my teacher assigned this essay to me, the first person that popped into my mind was my mum. I have so much to say about her. She is a wonderful person. There are memories I fondly retain about us, but that was only between us. However, I'm going to sweep you in a wave of nostalgia as I tell yo...

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It was a hot day at the end of July in 2007, the day my hands were filled with luggage and my eyes enlarged with sadness to see everyone in my family around me at the airport. I saw my father's tears running down on his cheeks. I realized at that moment what an extraordinary influence my father has ...

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" It is that exact comment that makes me immediately think of when I attended Merced High School and walked into my 9th grade U.S. ... This is important for good teachers to remember. ... I remember being completely enthralled during class, so enthralled in fact, that when the bell rang at the end of class, I would sigh out of slight sadness. ...

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I thought he was going to walk up to the stands where they were passing out the diplomas and end up not having his name called. ... I remember one of my teachers was like this; He had this strange fascination with himself. ...

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Zinsser recalls watching students walk to a lab and used the analogy; it looked as though they were going to the dentist, making it clearly obvious that the student Students feel the need to do what their parents want them to pursue since it is on their dime and dollar. ... He remembers when students would pride themselves in classes that offered a variety of courses like, music, art, philosophy, poetry and anthropology. ...

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Entering fourth grade and I remember being scared to death. ... The last two days of school, when the seniors don't have to be at school, I was stuck sitting in the office all day long to finish up my detention hours so I could walk at graduation. ...

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He's amazing with his students and with anyone else that would walk into the classroom. ... Classroom Climate Every time I walked into the school the security guard, who politely asked me to sign myself in the sign-in book, greeted me. ... Gonzalez, I walked with him to go pick up his students from the auditorium. Every time we walked past a staff member, Mr. ... When I walked with the girls from Mr. ...

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If a kid is made to learn, it does not necessarily mean they are actually learning, but possibly remembering or being able to repeat information. ... Without respect, kids can walk all over you and treat you as if you were not even there. ...

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I aim to walk through part of the journey of the education system. ... In my early years of schooling I remember being frustrated with the rules and the lack of flexibility with school. ... I remember looking into some alternative science on a topic we were looking at during our lessons and my teacher was outraged with me. I remember being very upset but looking back now I see that I was using my initiative and exploring as many views on the subject as I could. ...

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Classroom Management Classroom management is important, especially for beginner teachers, because it helps make those first few years of teaching easier when there is an effective classroom management system in place. Nearly one third of new teachers leave their teaching jobs within the first two years, and almost all of those teachers say that the reason behind them leaving is because of problems with classroom management. Basically, a great classroom management system means a happier teaching experience. In an ineffective, poorly-managed classroom, trouble becomes the norm as students are...

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