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To die satiated with life...
Posted Wednesday, August 26, at 7:47 AM
I guess when you choose teaching as a profession, you must accept the fact that your education is on going. With that said, I am now officially a student at the University of California--San Diego (UCSD). Yeah!
California Teacher Credentialing Program, now requires teachers to be authorized to teach "English Learners" and in order to do that, a credentialed teacher in California must take several classes(18 qrt units) in Cultural Diversity, Language, and topics relating to Inclusion. Could be because in Los Angles County alone, we teach to an extremely diverse population; as many as 92 different languages and as much as or more different cultures than the dominant one in schools currently. According to Oscar Kwageley, "The purpose of education is to die satiated with life" (Delpit,1995).
Let's test your knowledge of immigration! Go to:
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/newam...
See just how much you really know concerning this topic. I am betting you will find, as I did, that you don't' know as much as you thought. Our media slants and taints this topic, see what you think and write back in. Your thoughts will also help me on my next reflective paper. Thanks!
Jury Duty, Round 2 It is very odd....but after living in southern California for just barely 6 years, I have been summoned for jury duty two times now. The first time I was excused due to my work but this time, I have yet to be excused. This time I am going into my second day of jury selection for a murder trial. I have no work to excuse me this time around and man oh man, I sure wish I did...
Where's my map? LA hasn't been that much fun lately. Could it be the new is wearing off? Maybe it's the dog days of summer already? No, since summer is not officially here yet, that seems far fetched. Let me see if I can pin point the hum drum. Well, to start with, we have 20 school days left before summer vacation. ...
In memory of... It's really a small world we live in and communities really come together when calamity hits. Just a few days ago, a friend of my son's was killed in a car accident which not only cost her, her life, but also 2 other people riding in the car with her...
Jumping Ships Last month I officially jumped ships from teaching in a private Christian school to teaching in the Los Angeles Public School District. I do not recommend doing this for many reasons but now like the old saying, hind sight is 20/20. LA County School District is the 2nd largest district in the country. ...
Stormy times... Got a call that my Dad was ill and I felt I needed to make a quick trip home, so on Monday, January 26th I left LAX airport headed for Memphis. As soon as we took off the pilot announced that our nearly 4 hour trip to Memphis would be quicker today due to a mighty tail wind of 100 miles an hour! He also mentioned that the air was rough and for us to stay seated. ...
National Lampoon's "Laguna Vacation" This year my parents, my brother and his family flew out to vacation with us here in Southern Cal. Visions of National Lampoon's 'Christmas Vacation' come to mind, it's really funny when three families join together under one roof for 8 days. Six adults, 3 teenagers, a four year old and a large Labrador retriever made up our party of eleven...
The truth about Santa Claus After reading the following article in the Claremont Courier, I couldn't resist sharing this. The truth about Santa Claus Dear Editor: The recent controversy over Thanksgiving has been very thought provoking and we have another issue coming up. The annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony will take place soon, featuring Santa and Mrs. Claus. Before the ceremony however I think we need to ask some hard questions about Santa...
What am I doing here? I don't know Alisa Wilson but this provides additional perspective and questions for us to consider. She speaks for millions of worried and caring people and expresses so well the topsy turvy world we live in today. Makes me wonder what am I doing here and when can I get out?...
Never a dull moment here in Southern California! Last night I was debating if I should drive over to Ventura to pick up my son at college. Why? Well the Porter Ranch fire was approximately 40 miles from his house in Ventura. The experts predicted between 11 pm and 4am the Santa Anna winds would pick up to near 70 miles an hour driving the fires towards the ocean. ...
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