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    A Music Teacher’s Honest Review of Responsive Classroom

    It has been a LONG time since I last posted.  Please forgive me.  I got really excited about launching this blog, so much so that I couldn’t possibly wait until after I finished my master’s degree coursework.  Suprise, surprise, I got a bit overwhelmed with homework and had to take some time to focus on that.  In case you were worrying, I will be back more regularly after September. With that out of the way, I’d like to give my honest review of Responsive Classroom.  I went to a Responsive Classroom 4-day workshop this summer, and I’d like to share my thoughts on that.  A bit of background first.  I…

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    The Truth Behind My Teacher Voice

    At my college’s education department graduation ceremony, I heard a peculiar speech.  I don’t even remember who the speaker was, but one word she said stuck with me even five years later. Intruder. As educators, it is very easy to feel that we are inadequate at our jobs.  In the movies we see Robin Williams inspiring all of his students by walking on desks.  We see Morgan Freeman drastically improving test scores amongst an entire failing school.  We see Hillary Swank work two jobs and destroy her marriage because of the time and money she spends giving everything she has to her students. There’s this secret (or not so secret)…

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