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Dissertations Writing

by Elise Ward

Mar 6, 2017

Need help in writing your dissertations? Need help with structuring as well? British English proving to be hard? No need to worry as Essays Writing Service are experts in UK Essay Writing service at best prices in the U.K.

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James Moran British Essays Help provides you with the best essay writing services for students all over UK. Our team of professional writers are highly qualified and experienced to deal with a wide array of subjects and topics with relevant ease and expertise. Our support staff is available round the clock to assist you in all your academic writing queries.

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Elise Ward On 3/06/17, Elise Ward wrote: Need help in writing your dissertations? Need help with structuring as well? British English proving to be hard? No need to worry as Essays Writing Service are experts in UK Essay Writing service at best prices in the U.K.

Apr 19, 2017

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EXERCISE ROLL CALL - Monday

by Elaine/ret/IN

Apr 17, 2017

Trying again . . . my last post glitched into neverland.

What a glorious day in NE Indiana today! Two walks and yard work yielded a disappointing 8794 steps. Maybe the stooping and lifting in the yard will compensate. There was spring in my steps all day.

Elaine

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Elaine/ret/IN Bev, you keep moving even while you're waiting. Daffodils are the best flowers ever. What promise they hold!

Yoga this morning + 8311 steps in a 30-minute walk and lots of outside work. Today I knew my steps would be lacking, so I chose to do walking jobs--bringing out lawn furniture, etc. Yay for the blue skies which impart energy.
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Apr 18, 2017

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Apr 19, 2017

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Apple Seed for Wednesday, 19 April 2017

by Barb S. hs/ret

Apr 19, 2017

It's a thrill to fulfill your own childhood dreams, but as you get older, you may find that enabling the dreams of others is even more fun.

~ Randy Pausch

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Long 5 1/2 months

by Kathy

Apr 13, 2017

It has been a long haul this school year. I need to learn how to retire the right way. I took on a .5 resource position for 1 extremely needy (read that as volatile) special ed student who was in a self-contained low incidence classroom. He was too high functioning for the classroom, but too low for others in the district. So, I took him for three ...See MoreIt has been a long haul this school year. I need to learn how to retire the right way. I took on a .5 resource position for 1 extremely needy (read that as volatile) special ed student who was in a self-contained low incidence classroom. He was too high functioning for the classroom, but too low for others in the district. So, I took him for three hours/day. It was an awesome job the first couple of months. I ended up with another student for an hour a day, too. The two of them worked very well together and were both doing well. After Christmas Break he fell apart. Volatile turned to extremely violent. His outbursts weren't super severe and he was easily redirected. Fast forward to the past couple of weeks. He has attacked staff on a regular basis and has injured a couple of us. We have been sending him home as he cannot stay when he is that out of control. Our building is not set up for him. The past two weeks he has been sent home a total of 5 days. Yesterday was horrid. I am on anxiety meds daily and take another one prn, which is turning to on a regular basis. I have to be buzzed in to the building as the child broke my id across the chip that unlocks the door. I looked across the hall into the office from outside this morning. The secretary had a huge grin on her face and was waving me to the office. I went in and told her to please tell me he was absent today. She said it was better than that. Mom pulled him. He will be going to his dad's to stay as he is just too much for her to handle, too. I did the happy dance. I put my stuff in my room and went to his classroom. You could feel the absence of tension. When everyone saw me we all just laughed. I had already turned in my resignation papers for next Friday as I will be out of hours I can teach while retired. The district was having issues trying to find a sub that would take the position until the end of the school year. Problem solved. I feel a huge load has been lifted. I am hoping mom went in and signed the paperwork. If not I have to go in on Tuesday (no school on Monday). I told a friend of mine I would help her do her state testing on her students. They take the alternate assessment and she needs help with a couple of the students. If I am not teaching next week, I may ask if I can come in and volunteer my time to help. Today was a wonderful day. Kathy

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is this... I make a police report about the injuries--and I see a
doctor to document this as well.

Then, depending on the age of the student, I ask for the
student to be arrested (read on... this part is a bluff)

Just the idea that the admin knows I am willing to do this
(even if I'm really not willing to have the student
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Judy I subbed for a violent autistic boy too. He ran away from me, lay on the hallway floor and screamed, dug his nails in my arms, vomited, etc. The teacher left me with him alone and went to another school. I was set up for failure. He ran in the gym during archery practice but was not harmed. He could have easily ran into traffic too if he ran out th...See MoreI subbed for a violent autistic boy too. He ran away from me, lay on the hallway floor and screamed, dug his nails in my arms, vomited, etc. The teacher left me with him alone and went to another school. I was set up for failure. He ran in the gym during archery practice but was not harmed. He could have easily ran into traffic too if he ran out the door. I was begged to take this assignment because no other sub would take it. Worst job ever!!

On 4/17/17, Kathy wrote: > > He does have the potential to be higher functioning. He was > placed inappropriately, but the district doesn't have any > placements within district. He would benefit from a therapeutic > day setting, but we don't have any in the city. He would have > to be bused up to 45 miles away for programming. That gets very > expensive. With transportation, para support, and the actual > program, it is about $70,000 per year. > > I have been physically injured by the student. I have bruises > all over my legs from him kicking me. He whipped my back with > Mardis Gras beads and left welts. I did have someone take > pictures. He stabbed me in the arm with a pen, which left a > huge bruise. He kicked me in the neck, causing inflammation and > tenderness. I did go to the doctor for that because I was dizzy > and nauseous afterwards. Work Comp is taking care of that cost. > > I will call school in the morning to see if mom signed > withdrawal papers. If she has, I am done. If she hasn't, I > still need to go to work. I have to go over there tomorrow > anyway because I left some things in one of the cabinets. > > I pray the child gets the medical and psychological attention > he needs. He is really a neat kid when he's not "going off". > > Kathy > > > On 4/14/17, Betty Ann wrote: >> Well, Happy Easter to you! Your student may have the >> potential to be high functioning, but not with that lack of >> self-control. It doesn't sound to me like he was placed >> properly--lots of needs not being met, particularly safety >> for him and others. I'll bet your anxiety levels will >> quickly be down to normal, Kathy. Were you physically >> injured? >> >> >> On 4/13/17, Kathy wrote: >>> It has been a long haul this school year. I need to learn >>> how to retire the right way. I took on a .5 resource >>> position for 1 extremely needy (read that as volatile) >>> special ed student who was in a self-contained low >>> incidence classroom. He was too high functioning for the >>> classroom, but too low for others in the district. So, I >>> took him for three hours/day. It was an awesome job the >>> first couple of months. I ended up with another student >> for >>> an hour a day, too. The two of them worked very well >>> together and were both doing well. After Christmas Break >> he >>> fell apart. Volatile turned to extremely violent. His >>> outbursts weren't super severe and he was easily >>> redirected. Fast forward to the past couple of weeks. He >>> has attacked staff on a regular basis and has injured a >>> couple of us. We have been sending him home as he cannot >>> stay when he is that out of control. Our building is not >>> set up for him. The past two weeks he has been sent home >> a >>> total of 5 days. Yesterday was horrid. I am on anxiety >> meds >>> daily and take another one prn, which is turning to on a >>> regular basis. I have to be buzzed in to the building as >>> the child broke my id across the chip that unlocks the >>> door. I looked across the hall into the office from >> outside >>> this morning. The secretary had a huge grin on her face >> and >>> was waving me to the office. I went in and told her to >>> please tell me he was absent today. She said it was >> better >>> than that. Mom pulled him. He will be going to his dad's >> to >>> stay as he is just too much for her to handle, too. I did >>> the happy dance. I put my stuff in my room and went to >> his >>> classroom. You could feel the absence of tension. When >>> everyone saw me we all just laughed. I had already turned >>> in my resignation papers for next Friday as I will be out >>> of hours I can teach while retired. The district was >> having >>> issues trying to find a sub that would take the position >>> until the end of the school year. Problem solved. I feel >> a >>> huge load has been lifted. I am hoping mom went in and >>> signed the paperwork. If not I have to go in on Tuesday >> (no >>> school on Monday). I told a friend of mine I would help >> her >>> do her state testing on her students. They take the >>> alternate assessment and she needs help with a couple of >>> the students. If I am not teaching next week, I may ask >> if >>> I can come in and volunteer my time to help. >>> Today was a wonderful day. >>> Kathy

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overbooked flights

by ron/nj

Apr 13, 2017

I've been at the gate a few times when they announced the flight was overbooked and asked for volunteers who were then compensated. If they didn't get anyone, then they randomly picked. In any case, this is settled at the gate BEFORE boarding. My question is, how could someone get on the plane w/o a seat when the boarding passes are scanned? Surely...See More

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Contract p-o-o pooed Perhaps Dr. Dao is like millions of other customers who wouldn't have a complete understanding of contract language, because they simply have no such training in the basics of contracts. As far as I'm concerned, all K-12 students should have Intro to law modules included in their Social Social studies. If we are expected to understand and act on su...See More

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I agree... Look at how ignorant so many are of how we are governed---so many people believe Trump I did not vote for him, or HRC) is in the wrong on the immigration thing but it is in the Plenary Powers Doctrine which makes it Constitutional. Yet, it is RARE that I find anyone who has eve HEARD of the Plenary Powers Doctrine. Keep people ignorant and they won...See MoreLook at how ignorant so many are of how we are governed---so many people believe Trump I did not vote for him, or HRC) is in the wrong on the immigration thing but it is in the Plenary Powers Doctrine which makes it Constitutional. Yet, it is RARE that I find anyone who has eve HEARD of the Plenary Powers Doctrine. Keep people ignorant and they won't know they are being s crewed. Try to enforce laws and people thing you are doing something illegal! As a teacher I am constantly floored at how many people do not know about the Plenary Powers Doctrine or even all that much about our constitution!!!

On 4/18/17, Contract p-o-o pooed wrote: > Perhaps Dr. Dao is like millions of other customers who wouldn't > have a complete understanding of contract language, because they > simply have no such training in the basics of contracts. As far > as I'm concerned, all K-12 students should have Intro to law > modules included in their Social Social studies. If we are > expected to understand and act on such knowledge, it should be > included in our education. Keeping most of us ignorant of our > system of jurisprudence is akin to keeping us in chains. As we > can see, sometimes the ship is righted by the hand of fate > (United stock plunge)-- and the hand of fate doesn't give two > hoots about "contract language". Don't bother lecturing the > peasants about morals and ethics, when you can't deny that "the > game" is typically rigged. Maybe Americans are tired of golden > one-sided rules/laws that always favor the guys with the gold. > On 4/13/17, MacQ wrote: > >> >> When one purchases an airline ticket, they are entering >> into a contract, known as a "contract of carriage." Few >> people bother to get a copy of the document, let alone read >> it. Airline contracts of carriage do state that your seat >> isn't guaranteed, and there is language in them to cover >> refusing to fly someone at their discretion. Simple >> contract law. >> >> In my opinion, Dr. David Dao was in the wrong when refused >> to get off the plane. Cops had to be called in to get his >> fanny off the plane. When one resists cops, things get >> physical. When you do not follow instructions of the >> flight crew, that's a federal offense. His a$$ needs to >> facing charges and he needs to be sitting in jail. >> >> I don't feel the least bit sorry for him.

Apr 18, 2017

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can't post

by Flacka

Apr 18, 2017

I keep getting kicked out midway thru my post.

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ron/nj when I try to do a new post, I get this: Oops! That page can’t be found.

Apr 18, 2017

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Bob R/CA On 4/18/17, ron/nj wrote: > when I try to do a new post, I get this: > Oops! That page can't be found.

Where are you clicking? The post itself is not yet flipped to the new system, and the "all posts" page isn't really part of the new system (it's still there, but won't be linked so it's orphaned). You should avoid that lin...See More

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Apple Seed for Tuesday, 18 April 2017

by Barb S. hs/ret

Apr 18, 2017

For a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like standing in a bucket and trying to pull yourself up by the handle.

~ Winston Churchill

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by Elaine/ret/IN

Apr 17, 2017

Am I the only one who has trouble here lately? I can't start a new post from the main board; I have to find the "Latest 20 Posts." My login no longer works and then I'm told that my email is not registered.

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Bob R/CA On 4/17/17, Elaine/ret/IN wrote: > Am I the only one who has trouble here lately? I can't start a new post from the main board; I have to find the "Latest 20 Posts." My login no longer works and then I'm told that my email is not registered.

Not sure what you're describing, the new landing page for the chatboard is the feed, ...See More

Apr 17, 2017

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men last Saturday I couldn't start a new thread on the exercise roll call so I had to change the heading for Friday to Saturday. I haven't tried to post a new thread since.

Apr 17, 2017

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Apple Seed for Monday, 17 April 2017

by Barb S. hs/ret

Apr 17, 2017

Each of us can make the path smoother for the people who follow - enabling them to push the envelope of success and achievement even further.

~ Hazel O'Leary

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