Part 2: How I Created a Professional Development Program and Lived to Tell About It

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Many schools experience a gap in the scores of state assessments between regular education students and special education students.  The “gap” is the spread in scores of regular education students compared to special education students. One … [Read more...]

Misunderstood: A Mother’s Plea to Educators About Asperger’s Syndrome (Part One)

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From about the time he was eighteen months old, I noticed that my spunky and winsome son was a bit different than other children. He didn’t look different, but he was prone to severe temper tantrums and had an extremely high energy level. He was … [Read more...]

Successful People Who Can’t Spell

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“I just love successful people who can't spell. It truly motivates me to follow my dreams. For real though.” I must admit that upon reading the above Facebook post, I was offended. After all the writer was actually mocking people who … [Read more...]

Summer Break: A Chance to Rejuvenate You!

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Summer break  is a great time for teachers to take care of themselves.  For many, this can mean starting a new regimen to improve your health, lose weight, or just get in better physical and mental condition.  Just as I have written here before, … [Read more...]

If You Become an ESL Teacher…

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When I became an ESL teacher I was not prepared for a lot of what happened my first two years. It is very true when they say that you aren’t really prepared to teach until you are actually teaching. It wasn’t that I wasn’t prepared to teach my … [Read more...]

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