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MTC Experience....Ben...The Grand Finale...The Big Enchilada....

2009-04-30T08:30:23Z

Tammy Pelli. Christian Wilkins. Former MTC teachers. Susan Sheridan. Nancy Kent. Mr. Teague. Life-long Mississippi Educators. These are the teachers who have had the greatest impact on my life as educators. I attended Greenwood High School in Gree...

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Dear First Years.....

2009-04-29T03:49:02Z

Dear First Years, Look around the room. Some of you will quit within the first few days. Some of you will quit during the first year, while others will at least make it until the end of the first year. Your life is about to change, and if you do...

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A Portrait of Mississippi- Ben 3/26/09

2009-03-24T16:40:11Z

The data provided in the analysis of Mississippi provided results that are already common knowledge. African Americans in Mississippi are disadvantaged. The average African American today has the opportunities of African Americans thirty years ag...

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My Girls- Freewrite Ben 3/24/09

2009-03-24T16:11:01Z

I was brought to tears yesterday when one of my track athletes confessed to me that her mother did not have enough money to buy her track shoes. That was not the worse of it. Tragedy has fallen on her doorstep. In addition, her mother is unemploy...

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Assigned Blog 2/19/09 Not my PoV

2009-02-19T04:42:21Z

This is the face and personality that my students get on most days!! They rarely see this! (well...) I was really curious as to how my students see me as a teacher, so I asked. Here are two responses: 1. Nice, smart, teach great, not too har...

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They DO Like ME

2009-02-18T21:24:05Z

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Assigned Blog 2/19/09 Community Essay

2009-02-18T21:04:28Z

Holly Springs, Mississippi is a place that seems very uneventful on the surface. It is surprisingly home to a number of historical events in history. The first picture is one of a marker that is home to the Mississippi Central Railroad Depot. ...

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Assigned Blog 1/15/09--Annals of Education Response

2009-01-15T15:31:45Z

I must admit...I am a little slow. [inside joke to be exposed!] After finally realizing that my school blocks articles from The New Yorker, I was able to read the article. So much for not buying internet at home. The article was very interesting ...

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Assigned Blog 1/15/09--Annals of Education Response

2009-01-15T15:31:44Z

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Freewrite--Ben Assigned Blog 1/15/09

2009-01-15T13:47:06Z

I think that this is the time of year when most teachers, new teachers especially, are frustrated with a number of things that are going on in their school district or at least in their school building. This school term has shown me that there ar...

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