[Rhodes22-list] My Mom's Book

[Steven Alm]

Thanks, Elle.  You might like the book.  It doesn't read at all like a text
book--just a story.  Both my folks were classroom teachers and both later
became administrators so they knew both side of that biz pretty well.  And
believe me, with Mom a language specialist and Dad a speech major, I ain't
never talked no bad English at supper.  8-)

Slim

On 10/30/07, elle <watermusic38 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> What an inspiration she is!
>
> Surely you are immensely proud of her.....
>
> elle
> --- Steven Alm <stevenalm at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > John,
> >
> > I think it was the U of Maryland that I heard was
> > requiring the book but I
> > could be wrong.  If so and your daughter went there
> > as an ed major, chances
> > are good she read it.
> >
> > My mom was an elementary public school teacher for
> > many years.  Third and
> > fourth grades, special ed and remedial reading
> > specialist.  Then she quit
> > all that and decided to open her own private school
> > in Naples, Fla.  The
> > book is about how the school came about from the
> > ground up.  She started
> > with just one pre-K class and each year, as the
> > students graduated, she
> > built new classrooms, hired new teachers, developed
> > new curriculum and now
> > the Seacrest Country Day School enrolls students
> > from pre-K through 12th
> > grade.  Mom's retired now but she still volunteers
> > at Seacrest on a regular
> > basis.  She's at her best working with small groups
> > on their reading skills
> > but now loves the luxury of being just a volunteer
> > and can say, "I'm tired.
> > That's all for today.  See you tomorrow."
> >
> > Speaking of tomorrow, she's going in to volunteer to
> > help with the Halloween
> > parade which most teachers think is just about the
> > worst day of the year in
> > terms of just general chaos.  But again, when you're
> > a volunteer and not
> > primarily responsible, it's actually fun.  Or so she
> > says.
> >
> > Slim
> >
> > On 10/30/07, john Belanger <jhnblngr at yahoo.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > my daughter is teaching math to middle school
> > students. i'm getting her a
> > > copy for her birthday. thanks for a great idea.
> > one question though, since
> > > it is required reading, could she have already
> > read it? she graduated in '99
> > > with a degrees in french and education. ???
> > >
> > > Steven Alm <stevenalm at gmail.com> wrote:  Please
> > refresh my memory. I don't
> > > remember who on this list posted a
> > > message commenting how his wife is studying at the
> > U of Maryland (?) where
> > > Mom's book about building a school is required
> > reading. Her name is Jane
> > > Kern.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
> http://www.amazon.com/Inventing-School-Expanding-Boundaries-Learning/dp/0967641616/ref
> > >
> >
> =sr_1_1/002-2499801-1175245?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1193783322&sr=8-1
> > >
> > > I was talking to her about it and she says she can
> > get all the copies you
> > > want for free. Please contact me back channel.
> > >
> > > Slim
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