The Teacher I Used to Be #SOL17

I used to give homework packets to my five year old students and not let them play centers on Friday if it wasn't completed. 

Now I don't assign traditional homework to my 3rd graders and want my students to look for learning opportunities all around them. And read- always, I want them to read. (Write, too). But I'm not checking a log or counting sentences written in a notebook. 

I used to have elaborate clip charts that announced to the world who was "on green" for being a good listener and who fell, yet again, to red because he couldn't behave.  

I used to give points and Dojo dollars to students who could focus and attend and take points away from the kids who couldn't get it together.

Now I work to build relationships and community and try my hardest never to shame a child, never to publicly put a clothes pin on a sign that announces a difficult day or a poor choice. I speak of our classroom community and not behavior management. 

I used to have a treasure chest full of plastic prizes. 

Now I look to tell kids what I honestly appreciate about them and their actions.

I used to think of the classroom as "mine" and filled it with pictures of my life- my family, my wedding, all on my big teacher desk.

Now I think of the classroom as "ours" and mostly "theirs" and I have no teacher desk and I keep my family pictures at my house. 

I used to have all my book bins labeled by letter and told students which bin they could shop from.

Now I have most of my bins as genres and authors and just a few bins with levels. I encourage my students to make thoughtful book selections and I help them when they don't. 

I used to think I would "arrive" one day as the perfect teacher, with everything laminated and prepared, perfectly ready to carry out my lessons.

Now I know I will never be the perfect teacher and will always be working to learn more and when I know better, do better. 


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  2. CIAO A TUTTI. SON LA NOTA, VICENTISSIMA PORNOSTAR AMATORIALE, MASSONA DI ALTO GRADO, INSEGNANTE IN LOMBARDIA: MARIA GRAZIA CRUPI. NATA IL 30.10.1969. EX AMANTE LESBICA DI MARINA BERLUSCONI!March 4, 2019 at 5:49 PM

    5
    COL TUTTO, PER FINIRE, UNITISSIMO ALL'ECONOMISTA NOTORIAMENTE MOLTO PEDOFILO, NAZISTA ED ASSASSINO PAOLO CARDENÀ DI SAN PAOLO INVEST E MALAVITOSA MEDIOLANUM STESSA.
    http://www.py.cz/pipermail/python/2017-September/013036.html
    https://a.mytrend.it/authors/1385.jpg
    NATO A MACERATA IL 2.19.1971 E RESIDENTE A PENNA SAN GIOVANNI (MACERATA), VIA UMBERTO I, NUMERO 41. COME ANCHE IN VIA POZZO 105, 63837 FALERONE (FM) https://www.commoditiestrading.it/public/autori/635338392358575000_Cardena.jpg
    STO MERDAIO MEGA OMICIDA ERA DIETRO LO STUPRO DI GRUPPO EFFETTUATO A PAMELA MASTROPIETRO.
    http://nomassoneriamacerata.blogspot.com/2018/02/lomicidio-di-pamela-mastropietro.html
    A CUI HA FATTO SEGUITO UN RITUALE MASSONICO NAZIFASCISTA, EFFETTUATO PROPRIO DAL SATANISTA ASSASSINO E PEDOFILO PAOLO CARDENA', PORTANTE ALLA DIVISIONE DEL CORPO DI PAMELA ( EFFETTUATA DA MEDICI LEGALI MASSONI ANGUINARI, COME AI TEMPI DEL MOSTRO DI FIRENZE: FRATELLI CRIMINALISSIMI DEI PAZZI OMICIDA PAOLO CARDENA' E STEFANO CARDENA' DI CRIMINALISSIME CARDENA' AND PARTNERS E CARDENA' CONSULTING).
    QUESTO LINK QUADRA OGNI COSA, A PROPOSITO
    http://m.dagospia.com/clamoroso-a-macerata-sospetti-su-un-giro-di-baby-squillo-dietro-l-omicidio-di-pamela-mastropietro-171763
    HAN POI TROVATO 4 LORO SCUGNIZZI MALAVITOSI NIGERIANI PER GIRARE A LORO OGNI COLPA ( I QUALI, ORA, IN CARCERE, DALTRONDE, AVRANNO VITTO E ALLOGGIO PER UN TOT DI TEMPO, PIU' TANTI SOLDI QUA E LA, RICEVUTI DA QUESTI MASSONI ASSASSINI, PER STARE ZITTI.. COSI' CHE FRA QUALCHE ANNO USCIRANNO DALLE CELLE E SARANNO PURE BENESTANTI). DI QUESTO NE SCRIVONO E DICONO NOTI MASSONI DI ESTREMA DESTRA STESSA, QUALI FABIO FRABETTI, PAOLO FRANCESCHETTI E SPECIALMENTE GIANFRANCO CARPEORO, IN REALTA', A LIVELLO DI VERO NOME E COGNOME, GIANFRANCO PECORARO, ( CHE, VIA MARI DI LOGGE MASSONICHE, SON ADDENTRO DA UNA VITA A QUESTO TIPO DI OMICIDI, QUINDI, SANNO ALLA PERFEZIONE OGNI COSA ED AMMIREVOLISSIMAMENTE CE NE FANNO SAPERE)
    http://petalidiloto.com/2018/02/due-parole-sullomicidio-pamela-mastropietro.html
    http://petalidiloto.com/2012/12/intervista-carpeoro-su-massoneria-e.html
    QUESTO E' SONO UN ANTIPASTINO. I PIATTI FORTI ARRIVERANNO AL PIU' PRESTO POSSIBILE.
    O IL PEDOFILO SPAPPOLA MAGISTRATI...
    O IL NAZIMAFIOSO ASSASSINO SILVIO BERLUSCONI..
    O IL DITTATORE COCAINOMANE DISTRUGGI VITE ALTRUI SILVIO BERLUSCONI..
    .. AMMETTE IL MALE INGIUSTIFICATISSIMO FATTO,
    .. AMMETTE IL MALE DAVVERO INGIUSTISSIMO ED OMICIDA, FATTO ( SA' BENISSIMO A CHE E CHI MI RIFERISCO). E RISARCISCE. O LA GIUSTIZIA LA FARO' IO. NEI SUOI CONFRONTI E NEI CONFRONTI DI TUTTI I PORCI E VERMI CHE RADONO AL SUOLO VITE DI INNOCENTI, PER LUI! PER SUA BORIA, SATANAZIFASCISMO, COCAINA, SOLDI MAFIOSI, ARROGANZA, ORGE PEDOFILESCHE, SCORCIATOIE SOCIALI, PREPOTENZA, EGOCENTRISMO, ANTIDEMOCRAZIA, PERVERSIONE, CORRUZIONE, COSA NOSTRA, CAMORRA, NDRANGHETA, SACRA CORONA UNITA, VANITA', BRAMA DI CAMMINARE A MORTE SULLE ESISTENZE ALTRUI. O FATTI O CAZZI AMARI, DA ORA E PER SEMPRE, PER GLI ASSASSINI, STRAGISTI, NAZIMAFIOSI, EFFERATISSIMI CRIMINALI IN FIGHETTINA E MOLTO, MA MOLTO MALAVITOSA CRAVATTA: BERLUSCONI!
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