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July | 2007 | An Elementary School Teacher in the Show Me State
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An Elementary School Teacher in the Show Me State. Ms D’s Postcard Project. I’ve been here for 4 weeks. July 28, 2007, 2:42 am. Today marks the 4 week mark of institute, and the countdown begins for getting to see my husband again. Crazy that we’ve been married for only 9 weeks and 4 of them we have been thousands of miles and 3 times zones apart. I’ve gone from emotional wreck on the brink of quitting to confident teacher and even kind of sort of enjoying myself a little teensy bit. I am so happy to be ...
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August | 2007 | An Elementary School Teacher in the Show Me State
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An Elementary School Teacher in the Show Me State. Ms D’s Postcard Project. Just when you get into a routine…. August 29, 2007, 3:30 am. I attended my first graduate class tonight, yipee! Most challenging day so far. August 28, 2007, 1:44 am. And no idea how to run the SRI test. Greeeaaat. Then, as usual, my students would not SHUT UP long enough to listen to directions. Awesome. Live and learn, right? I cannot imagine teaching beyond my 2 year TFA committment. At the end of the first weekend. Please say...
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February | 2008 | An Elementary School Teacher in the Show Me State
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An Elementary School Teacher in the Show Me State. Ms D’s Postcard Project. There will be blood. February 29, 2008, 3:03 am. Filed under: Elementary school teacher. Then he turned to sprint to the bathroom. I yell where are you going? I stopped by the nurse later and she said he was sent to the hospital for stitches but was going to be fine. I even caught another 2 students in MY class jumping down the stairs today. They will never learn. February 21, 2008, 3:03 am. Filed under: Elementary school teacher.
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April | 2008 | An Elementary School Teacher in the Show Me State
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An Elementary School Teacher in the Show Me State. Ms D’s Postcard Project. April 4, 2008, 2:38 am. At this point another teacher walked into the room to try and defuse the situation. D.C. began yelling that he would call the police on me when I asked him what the police would do to me he reconsidered and decided that he would instead call the Army on me. I ran into D.C.’s mom in the hallway later on and she said that she didn’t know why he was behaving like this. April 4, 2008, 2:37 am. I finally have t...
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October | 2007 | An Elementary School Teacher in the Show Me State
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An Elementary School Teacher in the Show Me State. Ms D’s Postcard Project. I’m feeling nervous. October 27, 2007, 3:17 pm. I’ve had a rough week. I’ve cried in front of my students twice this week. I’m feeling like I’m on the verge of being fired, like the administration is getting their ducks in a row in order to fire me. What is even more eerie is that when I say things like “Am I going to get fired over this? 8221; they just look at me and change the subject. Especially considering that a lot of my t...
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January | 2008 | An Elementary School Teacher in the Show Me State
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An Elementary School Teacher in the Show Me State. Ms D’s Postcard Project. January 29, 2008, 9:26 pm. Filed under: Teach For America. Also today I get more news that I will be getting a new student tomorrow. Not just any new student but a girl who is transferring from the classroom of the teacher who quit this week. I am so flattered that the mom, who is a TA at our school wanted her daughter to be in my classroom! Drama in the 3rd grade. January 28, 2008, 8:39 pm. Filed under: Teach For America. 4 Good...
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March | 2008 | An Elementary School Teacher in the Show Me State
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An Elementary School Teacher in the Show Me State. Ms D’s Postcard Project. March 28, 2008, 2:36 am. Then I handed back the practice MAP tests and allowed them an opportunity to improve their own writing using their new writing. No sooner did they open the book that the hands shot up in the air. Ms. D! After the 10th person did this I grabbed everybody’s attention. You guys KNOW this stuff. I just put up some examples of other work and you all told me EXACTLY the same comments as the scorers! Tomorrow I ...
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September | 2007 | An Elementary School Teacher in the Show Me State
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An Elementary School Teacher in the Show Me State. Ms D’s Postcard Project. I might be overdoing it. September 30, 2007, 1:12 am. I’m already not eating much at all. Thankfully I have my husband to do all the housework, laundry, grocery shopping and cooking. On a happier note: here is a picture of me and my students today at the zoo! September 28, 2007, 1:00 am. How to describe this week? It’s not me…. September 22, 2007, 7:57 pm. People are starting to see through him. Maybe it wasn’t me after all...
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November | 2007 | An Elementary School Teacher in the Show Me State
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An Elementary School Teacher in the Show Me State. Ms D’s Postcard Project. November 28, 2007, 3:15 am. Filed under: St. Louis. I believe that I have developed my reputation as the Mama Duck of the third grade. There are 4 third grade teachers at my school, and 2 are male. Not to play on stereotypes, but the male teachers are not really the most loving toward the students. (Fun, sure! November 19, 2007, 7:32 pm. Filed under: Teach For America. I wonder what would happen if I did use that word. Not only i...
