“It’s like a hard-working office in here Ms. S.,” my student said to me as I stood back admiring how diligently all of my students were working this morning.
I nodded, “You’re absolutely right!”
Take a look at the slide show I created of my kids working efficiently as they transitioned from their patches of thought to [...]
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EDITED @ 9:47 P.M.: OH NO! MR. LINKY ISN’T WORKING!!! PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT WITH THE LINK TO YOUR SLICE OF LIFE STORY! SORRY!!!!
It’s time for our weekly SLICE OF LIFE STORY CHALLENGE. Link your slice to this post by clicking on the image linky below.
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Today I began teaching “English 9 A.” As we squeezed into a skinny oblong ring, I could already sense a community being formed. The simple act of sharing names and bits about ourselves molded a community. The simple act of reading aloud molded a community. The simple act of asking and trusting molded a community.
As [...]
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