Author Archives: poldimoreno

As I sit here on Spring Break, thinking about what exactly to prepare for my FA2, I’m thinking of all of the different activities we have completed as a group and cohort. I think that we’ve all grown so much in the last two years. I now believe that I can give a much better [...]
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As I sit here on Spring Break, thinking about what exactly to prepare for my FA2, I’m thinking of all of the different activities we have completed as a group and cohort. I think that we’ve all grown so much in the last two years. I now believe that I can give a much better [...]
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Our school, like most high schools, has a no cellphone policy. This means that students are allowed to have their cellphone on them (book bag) or in their locker as long as it is turned off. Of course most high school students will try to get around this, since students of this age seem to [...]
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The Virginia House presented a bill recently that would require school administrators contact the parent of a student before the school takes action on a students for a serious violation. The bill define a serious violation as a violation of a school board policy or the compulsory school attendance requirements. Some members of the Virginia House [...]
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I have been thinking about this blog topic for about a week now, trying to find the direction that I would go with. Then while I’m thinking about the comment by the new President of Penn State stating that the school will “not only do what is required under the law, we will do what [...]
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As I sit here thinking about how this semester is over, and more specifically at how it seems to have flown past, I can’t help but think “I can sleep in for the next 10 Saturdays!!” well I can if my son lets me! In looking back on the last class I think that there [...]
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The day started out much better than the last Saturday class. There was no homecoming dance to chaperone, so I was able to get to class with more than 4 hours sleep, and this made all the difference in the world. I felt more awake and like I could concentrate on the class and not [...]
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Disclaimer – The thoughts and words in this blog may or may not be those of the author All kidding aside, as I sit and reflect on class on Oct. 15, 2011 I have to say that parts of the class were some of the most useful that I’ve had so far in this journey. [...]
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Yesterday we just had our first class of EDLP 715. We were introduced to some basic principles of professional writing. The professors pointed out a few items in the latest version of the APA style manual. The professors had us write about a generic topic (challenges we will face in the coming days and months) for [...]
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  I was walking in Walmart the other evening and I overheard a little girl, about 8 years old, yelling at her mother “NO I DON’T WANT TO GO TO THE BACK TO SCHOOL STUFF!!!!!” My first thought was “I’m sure that more teachers out there can “feel” her pain. I even thought, wow before [...]
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