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A Rose By Any Other Name
When you respectfully ask another individual to help you understand why their name is so important to them, you are not only gaining understanding and participating in a human-to-human activity, but you are also telling that person that you see them, you hear them, and you are trying to learn to support them. If you… Continue reading
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The Lasting Impact of an Amazing Mentor
My relationship with “Doc” began when I went to work for her in the fall of 2011. I was immediately intimidated, not only to be teaching under a phenomenal teacher turned administrator who, still taught like a boss, but because she had a no-nonsense air about her that reminded you, she could see through all… Continue reading
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Children Outside The Box
I wish I had a list of famous women to draw inspiration from when I was that child who was in trouble just for being herself. If I could go back in time and sit down with her, I would tell her to not worry about the inability to fit in the box others wanted… Continue reading
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Call Me Dr. Frizzle
When dealing with middle school and high school students, if they find out their nickname for you gets on your nerves, prepare for it to stick! For instance, somehow my students thought calling me Miss Frizzle would get on my nerves. How could that ever be anything but a compliment? Miss Frizzle was imaginative, innovative,… Continue reading
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Dirty Hands, Memorable Learning
Technology is moving the classroom more and more toward digital learning. However, there are times when digital learning may be more convenient but is not necessarily better for students. Sometime dirty hands are better than a clean keyboard. Let me give you an example. I teach forensic science to high school juniors and seniors. Our Continue reading
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The Motivating Power of Rejection
I had never been an all-A student or admitted into any kind of honor anything, so these were huge accomplishments for me. I must say, I credit the advisor who first rejected me for the motivation I needed to push myself to my academic best. Maybe I will send her a thank you note. Continue reading
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Vacationing with Autism
At the end of the day, our successes and failures in vacationing with autism have taught us that we have to account for how autism will impact our plans. It cannot be ignored. It is a part of who our buddy is at his very core. So we plan with him instead of around him.… Continue reading
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I Should Have Been At Your Wedding
I should have been at your wedding… When I started my teaching career, I never dreamed of caring for my students beyond the year they were in my classroom. I loved my content. I wanted to teach students to love science and I cared very little about loving the child. I got into teaching through Continue reading
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