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Volume 3 Number 5
COVER STORY
Harry & Rosemary Wong urge, "If you are a teacher applying for a job, it is essential that you ask the question at the interview: Does this district have a new teacher induction program? "...
COLUMNS
Index of Columns
ARTICLES
Index of Articles
REGULAR FEATURES
Index of Regular Features
FYI
Index of Informational Items
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REGULAR FEATURES

  • Apple Seeds
    by Barb Erickson
  • Special Days This Month
    by Ron Victoria
  • Poem - "Lines Written for a School Declamation"
  • The Lighter Side of Teaching
    • YENDOR'S Top Ten
    • Alternative Landscaping
      by Goose
    • Schoolies
    • Woodhead
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  • Handy Teacher Recipes
  • Classroom Crafts
  • Help Wanted - Teaching Jobs
  • "Mother's Day Butterfly and Poem" from the Lesson Bank
    by Elaine Magud
  • Upcoming Ed Conferences
  • Letters to the Editor
  • Teachers.Net Survey "Teachers Remember Their Favorite Teachers"

TEACHER INSPIRATION

  • The Lesson of Susan
    by key
  • Sometimes we don't know what touches, and teaches, a student
    by Juvie

ON-SITE INSIGHTS

  • When Students ask, "Why Do We Need to Know This? When Will I Ever Use This?"
  • What Is Most difficult About Teaching Today?

FYI

  • Planetary Society to Congress: Restore Pluto and Europa Missions!
  • Annenberg/CPB Summer Season
  • Roberge Interviewed on American Breakfast Radio Talk Show
  • Join NAEYC in NYC
  • The Foundation for Excellent Schools National Conference

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Cover story
Hnrwongsm2 Harry & Rosemary Wong:
$50,000 to Replace Each Teacher
Every teacher who leaves the profession during the first three years likely costs taxpayers in excess of $50,000...

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Hnrwongsm2 Harry & Rosemary Wong:
The Miracle of Teachers
What teachers do is nothing short of a miracle that humbles and inspires us all...
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Teaching: An Awesome Responsibility
by Bill Page

I make decisions in my classroom

all of them
each moment
each day,
every day...

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 The Teacher is the Difference
by Bill Page

There are many factors that can make a difference in student achievement, but:

THE TEACHER IS THE DIFFERENCE...

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Childrensm All my Children
by Sandy Preston
"Wow! Mrs. Preston! You're fast!" they say. (Second-graders are so easily fascinated. Being around them is a huge ego boost!) Just as I beamed at their praise, a sudden "rrrrrrrrr-ip" emerged from the stack...
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Also in this issue:

COLUMNS

  • $50,000 to Replace Each Teacher
    by Harry & Rosemary Wong
  • Using Breath Management for Better Listening And Voice Preservation
    by Marv Marshall
  • It's All About Transfer!
    by Cheryl Sigmon
  • Eight Winning Ways to Wrap Up the Year
    by Barbara Gruber and Sue Gruber
  • A Natural Ham
    by Beth Bruno
  • Virtual K-12 Schools
    by Leslie Bowman
  • The Life of a Teacher
    by Ginny Hoover
  • Theme Sites Part 2
    by Marjan Glavac
  • A Special Request & Writing Help for ESL Students
    by Leigh Hall
  • Sight Impaired Child Benefiting From Change in Modern Schools
    by Dave Melanson

ARTICLES

  • The Miracle of Teachers
    by Harry and Rosemary Wong
  • Teaching: An Awesome Responsibility
    by Bill Page
  • The Teacher is the Difference
    by Bill Page
  • All my Children
    by Sandy Preston
  • Improving Classroom Grading Procedures
    by Bill Page
  • Computer Use Policy: Informing the User's Consent
    by Dr. Rob Reilly
  • Families Get Organized For Success
    by Jay Davidson
  • Museums: Hands-on and More!
    from Early Years Are Learning Years
  • A Dozen Sure Fire Ways to Boost Memory in the Diverse Classroom
    by Susan Gingras Fitzell
  • Another Way To Look At It...or...Thinking Like A Child
    by Linda Todd
  • A Lesson in Economics by Alan Greenspan
    by Lawrence F. Roberge
  • The Benefits of eBooks: Learning With an Attitude!
    by Glenn Dietzel
  • The Reading Puzzle
    by Lisa Frase
  • Nobody Should Go Through It
    by Sara Turansky
  • Temperate Deciduous Forests
    by Zheljko Stanimirovic
  • "OH DEER!" Game
    by Zheljko Stanimirovic
  • What? No TV!
    by Joy Jones
  • Teaching Gayle to Read (Part 5)
    by Grace Vyduna-Haskins
  • High School Research Papers
    by Will Fitzhugh
  • Music Lesson: Teaching High/Low Tones
    from: The Early Childhood Mailring
  • Field Day
    from The Teachers.Net Mailrings
  • Field Day Games & Activities
    by Joe Russo
  • The Creation-Evolution Controversy: A Guide for Teachers
    by Stewart E Brekke