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Once upon a time, I taught 2nd, 3rd, and 4th graders. Now I’m retired and working on new ventures.
Author: amybisson
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Our local CBS affiliate posted a public opinion question this morning. The “No Nonsense Nurturing” is rearing its ugly head once again because teachers and schools using this program (see link ) have gained some news cycle traction: teachers are being told not to use “please” or “thank you” with students. As Amy Berard, former Lawrence…
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6 members present, Jackie Doherty absent As the first meeting of the year, this was a very quick one (about 25 minutes). Most of tonight’s agenda was routinely dealt with so I’ve only noted points in the meeting where there was some discussion. After the roll call, Mr. Gendron received committee persmission to have LHS…
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2015 has been a transition year for me – personally and professionally. What had always been has flipped end over end, and now there is a new lens through which the world is viewed. There is no holding on to the old as this world and the environment around me is always changing. Kind of like…
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Project Learn Recently I had the pleasure of talking about education with LZ Nunn and Brittany Burgess from Project Learn, a nonprofit supporting education and educators. LZ recently accepted the challenge of becoming the ED of Project Learn. One of the topics we tossed around was grant writing, and ways Project Learn might offer support to…
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School Committee Meeting: Wednesday, December 16, 2015 All members present. This is the last meeting for 2015 and therefore, the last time this particular group of members will meet as a School Committee. The published agenda for this meeting was 33 items long, and given some of the topics, I thought we all might need…
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School Committee Meeting: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 Five members present, Mr. Gendron was absent. This meeting again featured a public portion and an Executive Session. Most of the agenda items were dealt with quickly with little discussion. Motions There were two new motions, both made by Mayor Elliott. Agenda Item 5 (2015/453) addressed some concerns…
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Nancy Carlsson-Paige, Lesley University Professor Emerita, recently stated the following during an acceptance speech for the Deborah Meier award. Dr. Carlsson-Paige cites a statistic from the DOE Department of Civil Rights which reports that 8,000 Preschool students (!) were suspended at least once in a school year. “There is a connection, I know, between these…
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School Committee Meeting: Wednesday, November 18, 2015 All members present. Ms. Martin was presented with an award from Massachusetts Association of School Committees (MASC) recognizing her work during 8 terms on the School Committee. Tonight was a packed agenda which included 15 Motion Responses addressing the lengthy and sometimes obsolete list of motions from prior…
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The current Mayor of Lowell, Rodney Elliot, recently posited this gem in our local newspaper. Take a look at the bulleted items, if you have not already read this, and be outraged. Note the date on the letter – the day after the City elections. Could this be a manipulation of facts engineered for personal…
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Fear is for people who don’t get out very much. ~Rick Steves
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