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LIFTING UP TEACHERS #9

A FEW MORE QUOTES FOR TEACHERS – My last post was about a quote that had a major impact on my teaching career. I’ve received some nice comments about it Continue Reading →

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LIFTING UP TEACHERS #8

THE GREATEST QUOTE EVER – FOR TEACHERS “I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element in the classroom. It’s my personal approach that creates the Continue Reading →

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LIFTING UP TEACHERS #7

THE CLASSROOM AS A CARING COMMUNITY “Never let the demands of your job or the curriculum cause you to forget that each one of your students is a feeling-thinking human Continue Reading →

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LIFTING UP TEACHERS #6

THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS – “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men [people] are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, Continue Reading →

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LIFTING UP TEACHERS – #5

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING I DID AS A TEACHER I taught class about 900 times every school year – five per day for 180 days. Before every one of those Continue Reading →

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LIFTING UP TEACHERS – #4

WELCOME BACK! You’ve either already started your 2016-17 school year or are about to. I hope you’re returning both rested and energized. And I wish you your most successful year Continue Reading →

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LIFTING UP TEACHERS – #3

THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER YEAR OF HELPING KIDS Effective teaching may be the hardest job there is. – Dr. William Glasser, psychologist and teacher Having experienced the end-of-the-school-year 36 times, Continue Reading →

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LIFTING UP TEACHERS – #2

RECENT HISTORY – FROM BAD NEWS TO BETTER NEWS Our public schools and teachers have been battered for the past 14 years – No Child Left Behind with all it’s Continue Reading →

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LIFTING UP TEACHERS – #1

OUR K-12 PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS ARE IN NEED OF A LIFT. They’ve been under relentless attack in recent years, almost exclusively from people outside the profession – particularly the corporate Continue Reading →

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THE BLOG FOR GOOD TEACHERS – #1

Our K-12 public school teachers are in need of a lift – some friendly and helpful advice, some inspiring quotes, and some good news. Providing that lift is the sole Continue Reading →

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