Category Archives: special needs

All About “Titles”

Posted on February 15, 2013 by

TITLES: we use them all the time, automatically addressing each other by first name or simply adding the title as a courtesy gesture. With Literature analysis I find so many students ignore the title of the piece of writing they … Continue reading →

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“He Didn’t Knock”

Posted on April 26, 2012 by

The lines in the title for this post come from a 1995 movie Dangerous Minds. “He didn’t knock” repeats the character of LouAnne Johnson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNLZjVmcHh8 – wondering at the amazing disconnect between the principal at the school, and the students … Continue reading →

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What might really help?

Posted on February 15, 2012 by

I remember when the concept of distance education was being discussed in graduate school only from the potential to aid students in rural areas or students who might not otherwise have had access to teachers.  Many an hour was spent … Continue reading →

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Two weeks into this school year…

Posted on September 21, 2011 by

But who is counting? Well, I am… That first week for many is so confusing and I always enjoy recognizing when a return to routine and a little  bit of order appears to have entered; students grow visibly calmer- and … Continue reading →

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Excuses, Excuses or Pet Peeves

Posted on July 24, 2011 by

Ever noticed how someone can be incredibly rude and then think they are being clever when they suggest their rudeness is the result of a disability? GRRR… Recently entered a bank and was accosted by the grating sounds of a … Continue reading →

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