sandy1020 on August 21st, 2010

Well, it is back to school time already. It seems like the summer just began. Most schools have already started while a few may still be in the preparation stage. Although teachers have been preparing for the upcoming school year, they are bottled up with a mixture of emotions as they return to the classroom. [...]

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sandy1020 on November 16th, 2009

“Education is the kindling of a flame not not the filling of a vessel. ” Socrates Do You Teach or Do You Educate? As a teacher, I never really thought about the difference between teaching and educating. As a retired teacher, I hope that I was a teacher that inspired rather than a teacher that [...]

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sandy1020 on November 2nd, 2009

Teachers Make a Difference As teachers, many times we do not know the effects that we make upon a student’s life. It can be a simple word of encouragement or a little push to keep trying or a simple nod of understanding. This tale is about the effect of a simple “Thank You” from a [...]

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