J, one of my third graders, is beginning to open up.
She used to try to disappear when I’d come to get her for her thirty minutes of RSP (Resource Specialist Program) support. She’d sink in her chair, give me a giant frown. “Come on, J,” I’d tell her, “let’s go.” She’d lag [...]
Took my son down to the Occupy LAUSD rally. Great spirit and energy. We are, we teach the 99%!
As my seven-year-old son prepares for his first protest (against a proposed new Walmart in Burbank; he is very vehement about his position; “What if they put Target out of business?”) I think about my own corporate involvement (I use Burst, a Wireless Generation product, in my class). [...]
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