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Sharing our failures

by Teacher

Feb 10, 2018

Hello all and pleased to be here!

So I was thinking the other day that we all have stories of failures in our roles as educators. Whether you have a single bad moment (a lesson plan that just DID NOT WORK), a bad class, or a whole bad school year, we all have had failures. Of course failing is not bad, but what is bad is not learning from ...See More

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Apple Seed for Saturday, 10 February 2018

by Barb S. hs/ret

Feb 10, 2018

There is a privacy about winter that no other season gives you. In spring, summer, and fall, people sort of have an open season on each other; only in the winter, in the country, can you have longer, quiet stretches when you can savor belonging to yourself.

~ Ruth Stout

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EXERCISE ROLL CALL - Friday

by men52

Feb 9, 2018

Just a brief update. After two weeks since my last class, I still was able to do a solid 17 miles in cycling class this morning. It actually felt good to be back to cycling.

It's been a crazy two weeks with a grandchild in the hospital for two weeks(she's healthy now) but it was a two hour drive one direction and we had to deal with an ic...See More

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Apple Seed for Friday, 09 February 2018

by Barb S. hs/ret

Feb 9, 2018

The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part. ~ Pierre de Coubertin

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Paid through the summer when leaving?

by Teacher

Feb 8, 2018

I've had to move a lot with my family over my 9 year teaching career. 4 districts in two states. Only one has paid me through the summer after i quit. I don't understand. If you sign a contract for x amount, and they spread that x amount from August to August of the next year, why do districts cut off your pay immediately when you resign? From what...See More

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Donna J Twice I wasn't paid through the summer because I didn't start the first day of work, it was a couple of weeks into the year. Also, there are many places that don't pay August to August; they still past just during the period of the contract. They take out the money for the 12 months of benefits but don't spread the take home pay through the summer....See More

Feb 8, 2018

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flacka You have a contract with the district to pay you X amount for the school year. It's doesn't matter how it's doled out as long as you get the full amount of your pay for the year. When you resign as HR how they do it to make sure you get all the pay that you are owed.

Feb 9, 2018

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