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Happy New Year!
9.02.10 by Rachel Singh (Resident) , Young Achievers Science and Mathematics Pilot School
Autumn has always been my favorite time of year. For students, fall is the harbinger of the new year. The leaves change colors and die, the weather turns crisp (although it was a sweltering 96 degrees today), and we go shopping for pencils and… [more]
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It’s a Bird, It’s…
8.31.10 by Stephen Yang (Resident) , Charlestown High School
In the August 25th op-ed section of the New York Times, Thomas L. Friedman identified some “good news” (thankfully) in the midst of what feels like an endless thread of bad news about America these days. Americans, Friedman wrote, “are finally taking their education… [more]
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Diary of a BTR Resident
7.15.10 by Stephanie Wingfield (Resident) , Community Academy of Science and Health
Between teaching full time and going to graduate school full time, there wasn’t much time to write regularly for a blog, but here are a few notes that I can share with you from this past year: January 2010 Most of my students are… [more]
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The Brats
7.06.10 by Sonya Crocker (BTR Graduate)
When I was in fifth grade, I signed up to play on my best friend’s summer softball team, the Brats. This is how the first day of softball practice went: I would see the ball, put my glove out to catch it, and, every… [more]
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Mr. V Goes to Washington
5.24.10 by José Valenzuela (BTR Graduate) , New Mission High School
This blog is certainly long overdue, but I still thought it was important to write about my experience of going to Washington, D.C. Back in early April, I was asked by Jesse if I would consider speaking with some aides from the Senate HELP… [more]
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The Knock
4.21.10 by Kellyanne Mahoney (BTR Graduate)
The story begins with a knock at the door. I am in my classroom late on a Friday afternoon. LATE for this school, I explain to my students. Very late. My seventh-graders are new to the building, I figure. They are used to schools… [more]
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Building Social Capital Through…
4.18.10 by Neema Avashia (BTR Graduate) , John W. McCormack Middle School
There’s a big debate among teachers these days—to add, or not to add? Should current and former students be allowed to “friend” teachers on sites like Facebook? Or should the work and private realms be kept entirely separate? It’s a complex question, and one… [more]
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The up-side of the unbelievably…
3.31.10 by Kati Delahanty (BTR Mentor) , Charlestown High School
It’s unbelievable how many decisions teachers have to make in one single workday. Scratch that. It’s unbelievable how many decisions teachers have to make in one single class period. Scratch that too. It’s unbelievable how many decisions teachers have to make DURING THE DO-NOW.… [more]
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No More Anecdotes
3.23.10 by José Valenzuela (BTR Graduate) , New Mission High School
This isn’t to say that I’m against anecdotes (I’m a full proponent of them), but honestly with so little time between admin. meetings, after school tutoring, MCAS testing, grading, planning, taking BTR grad classes, oh, and teaching of course, it has been hard to… [more]
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Perfection of The Life, the…
3.01.10 by Neema Avashia (BTR Graduate) , John W. McCormack Middle School
The intellect of man is forced to choose/perfection of the life, or of the work/And if it take the second must refuse/A heavenly mansion, raging in the dark. –Yeats Over February break, I read this amazing book by Abraham Verghese called Cutting for Stone. … [more]
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Boston Teacher Residency Happy New Year, Rachel Singh! Another great blog post by a Cohort 9 Resident... can't wait to read more after you meet your first grade students at Young Achievers!
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Boston Teacher Residency Check out the new blog post by Stephen Yang, after finishing the last day of the residency summer institute! Stephen, we're looking forward to hearing more once you're in the classroom at Charlestown High!
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