January 2012
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November 2011
3 posts
October 2011
1 post
August 2011
4 posts
So, if there is an earthquake during your Nuchal...
July 2011
4 posts
June 2011
13 posts
“Kenny: You are aware that I will embarrass you?
Ally: (with a sigh) Yes, I am.”
– Saturday morning chat in bed about the welding class we are taking.
Help Save Thousands of NYC Teachers From Layoffs! →
Including this one! The effects of the layoffs will be wide-reaching and so devastating that schools will not recover for almost 10 years. Please tell Bloomberg that this is not acceptable!
Call 311, your council member (find out here), and Speaker Quinn’s office at 212-564-7757 or 212-788-7210 (if you are not her constituent).
“Miss Allison, if you ever leave I’m going to leave too because I love...”
– one of my K students at the end of our last art class of the year.
Walking on Grand, saw the first lightening bug of...
WatchKen, Jessica and I went to Storm King Art Center yesterday and spent a beautiful day walking around and looking at sculpture. This was one of our favorites.
May 2011
5 posts
Amid threat of layoffs, city is recruiting 500 new... →
As one of those teachers who is potentially loosing their job, this makes me very upset.
April 2011
8 posts
March 2011
15 posts
“We are very proud of our teachers.” Finnish... →
An article by Linda Darling-Hammond touching on how current education reform in the US is in stark contrast with the rest of the world’s leading countries in education.
Ever notice how you always hear Natalie Merchant...
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