i love this blog from SELF! i haven't really been keeping up with it this year, but with the new year and all...i checked back and there it was tried and true!
Friday, December 31, 2010
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Ballet and 4th Graders
took my class to go see the nutcracker this week. the kids have been studying the story, the music, and the ballet performance! it was one of the most magical things to experience with students. culture. culture that is not made available to my students by their families. what a priceless gift! it might not have been their favorite performance, but their faces shined with joy as they entered the theatre. one child exclaimed, "i feel so special! i don't know why!". the magic of new experiences all in a nutshell! and even though i gushed as the nutcracker leaped in front of my 4th graders in all "his glory", i squealed in excitement when my children turned to look at me, because they recognized the ballads of the sugar plum fairy and all the music of the drinks presented to marie! again. priceless. just priceless!
long live art grants and PTA!
long live art grants and PTA!
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Waiting for Superman
ok...so. this waiting for superman movie. im all inspired by it and all. but let me just take a minute here to see if i understand.
so...when the government gives children FREE public education parents dont give a care. they are unaware of how to properly support their schools and teachers. BUT if you now have to pay for it somehow; hence a CHARTER SCHOOL, then your gonna care. i dont get it. you already pay for it, tax dollars people. why not get positively involved with your schools and teachers in the public ed realm?? can i tell you how many of my parents DONT have a clue as to what a great school their kids go to?! we are being nominated for a national blue ribbon award. they dont care. you know what they do know. that they dont want their kid to stay after school and be held responsible for daily work that their child choose not to complete. they know that their child can be held to mediocre educational standards in the household. but hey why not put the responsibility of excellence on my shoulders? sure. no problem. i welcome a good challenge. BUT REALLY? stop cryin' about public education and how parents and children are the victims. you know who the true victims are in this story. teachers. again.
so...when the government gives children FREE public education parents dont give a care. they are unaware of how to properly support their schools and teachers. BUT if you now have to pay for it somehow; hence a CHARTER SCHOOL, then your gonna care. i dont get it. you already pay for it, tax dollars people. why not get positively involved with your schools and teachers in the public ed realm?? can i tell you how many of my parents DONT have a clue as to what a great school their kids go to?! we are being nominated for a national blue ribbon award. they dont care. you know what they do know. that they dont want their kid to stay after school and be held responsible for daily work that their child choose not to complete. they know that their child can be held to mediocre educational standards in the household. but hey why not put the responsibility of excellence on my shoulders? sure. no problem. i welcome a good challenge. BUT REALLY? stop cryin' about public education and how parents and children are the victims. you know who the true victims are in this story. teachers. again.
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