http://tinyurl=2Ecom/ibps
Correct address for the "I am your public school"article, is the above=2E
Belinda Norton
Library Medaia Specialist
Passaic County Community College
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Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 15:10:58 -0400
From: Ginny Mckee <gmckee@LMXAC=2EORG>
Subject: Help, I am a lost book
I just discovered a copy of Pinky and Rex Get Married at our public
library in Monmouth Junction, New Jersey=2E The only identification is a
barcode label that tells me the book is from "Frederick County Schools"=2E=
Ther is a number 001098 to the left of the barcode and an "E" to the righ=
t=2E
If anyone can tell me which Frederick County, I will put it in the mail=2E=
The book is in excellent condition=2E
South Brunswick Public Library
110 Kingston Lane
Monmouth Junction, NJ
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Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 16:25:57 -0500
From: Jan Cole <jancole@CABLEONE=2ENET>
Subject: Share: I Am Your Public School
Frosty Troy, editor of the Oklahoma Observer, wrote this editorial =3D
some time back=2E It was recently reprinted=2E I find it inspirational a=
nd =3D
worth sharing=2E
For those of us public school educators who face more funding cuts, =3D
less help and larger class size with more challenging students, this =3D
article is a reminder to us that we are important and we do make a =3D
difference=2E
To access this article, click on the link below:
http://tinyurl=2Ecom/ibps=3D20
Jan Cole
LMS=3D20
Horace Mann Elem
Duncan, OK=2E
N2books@cableone=2Enet
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Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 16:17:46 -0500
From: Barber Ray <rbarber@PENNCHARTER=2ECOM>
Subject: Re: LM_NET Digest - 26 Jul 2003 to 27 Jul 2003 (#2003-778)
It is hot here=2E I am at a workshop all week in Wilmington on the Respon=
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Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 16:59:36 -0500
From: Jan Cole <jancole@CABLEONE=2ENET>
Subject: Retry: I am Your Public School
I'm going to retry this=2E The tiny URL worked when I tested it, but =3D
didn't in my post=2E This article is really good=2E
The first post read:
Frosty Troy, editor of the Oklahoma Observer, wrote this editorial some =3D=
time back=2E It was recently reprinted=2E I find it inspirational and wor=
th =3D
sharing=2E
For those of us public school educators who face more=3D20
funding cuts, less help and larger class size with more challenging =3D
students, this article is a reminder to us that we are important and we =3D=
do make a difference=2E
=3D20
I Am Your Public School: Embracing All Of God's Children=3D20
By Frosty Troy, Editor
The Oklahoma Observer
I am your public school, a 200 year-old experiment giving America the =3D
strongest economy in world history=2E We are 88,000 buildings in more than=
=3D
15,000 districts=2E And we are as diverse as this great country=2E
This fall I embrace more than 46 million children; for most of them, I =3D=
am their only hope for future success=2E
When the buses roll up, my doors are flung open to children of all =3D
shapes, sizes, levels of ability, some in wheel chairs, geniuses and the =3D=
retarded, average and the developmentally disabled=2E They speak more than=
=3D
100 languages, including Mong-the Cambodian highland children who came =3D=
here with no written alphabet=2E
I represent "home schooling" at its best for I am the "home school" of =3D=
10 million latchkey children=2E
Some of you would judge me by test scores but I would remind you that a =3D=
test only measures one dimension of a student's development-only in that =3D=
subject on that day depending on whether the student tests well=2E
Although my SAT math and science test scores are at a 33 year high, and =3D=
my ACT scores are up for 11 consecutive years, I remind you that those =3D=
tests don't include foreign language, music, art, drama and other vital =3D=
extracurriculars=2E
If some of the children fail, it isn't for lack of trying by the faculty =3D=
and staff-among the most dedicated and least paid among the industrial =3D=
democracies of the world=2E
My dirty little secret is that many of the 11% of children who drop out =3D=
are the products of sorry parenting-parents who send me children who are =3D=
undisciplined, unwanted, unwashed, unloved; some strung out on drugs and =3D=
alcohol; some abused and neglected; and few who have ever been taken to =3D=
a church, synagogue, or mosque=2E
The miracle is that my doors are open to all of them and many are =3D
reached-not by textbooks alone but by teachers who know there is more to =3D=
a child's life than rote learning=2E
For thousands of kids, the only hug they ever get they get in school=2E
It is painful to be accused of failing African American children=2E That's=
=3D
a calumny=2E Our greatest hurdle is that half of African American children=
=3D
are born to single moms, creating a whole new set of problems for the =3D
schools=2E
My plea for more early childhood education goes unheeded, yet there are =3D=
hundreds of millions of dollars for more tests=2E
I grieve when I hear critics say I am "secular" because no specific =3D
beliefs are taught in this pluralistic system=2E But when it comes to =3D
doing God's work-we're on duty every day=2E
Last year more than 30% of the students got their only hot meal in our =3D=
cafeterias=2E Thousands of poor children find decent clothing and =3D
underwear in the school clothing closet filled by faculty, staff, and =3D
PTA moms=2E
Teachers spend nearly $600 of their own money for things like workbooks =3D=
and pencils for needy children=2E
Role modeling, not mantras and Hail Marys, come from a teaching =3D
profession that provides more Sunday school teachers than any other =3D
profession or occupation in America=2E
Aren't feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, and nurturing the little =3D=
ones spiritual injunctions in all the great religions of the world?
No school prayer? I wish you could hear the thousands of reverent, =3D
whispered entreaties sent heavenward from students and faculty every =3D
day=2E God's presence is palpable=2E
One of the prayers I overhear most often is, "Please God, give me the =3D
patience to get through just one more day with these kids!"
Some would mock our athletic programs, yet for many of the boys, coaches =3D=
are often their only male role models=2E Teamwork and sportsmanship are =3D=
enduring principles that millions of our graduates have translated into =3D=
successful careers and successful families=2E
Some say I should prepare more students for college, as though college =3D=
is for everyone=2E We are the only education system that educates the =3D
student to the level of his or her ability-doctor, mechanic, engineer, =3D=
nurse, computer manager, or carpenter=2E
America is third in the world in college graduation rates-nearly 25% =3D
with a four-year degree or more=2E
Who says there are no heroes today? Did you see the biographies of those =3D=
rescuers who died in the World Trade Center tragedy? Firemen, policemen, =3D=
union members, emergency workers-90% of them public school graduates=2E
I am passionately committed to the belief that God gives children =3D
different gifts, and we alone address all children whatever their gifts=2E=
=3D
We play no favorites, taking all of God's children=2E
My most precious possession is more than five million special education =3D=
youngsters-we alone address their needs=2E If your heart ever needs a =3D
lift, visit with a Downs Syndrome child happily employed, thanks to =3D
public education=2E
I suffer the slings and arrows from those who stress my shortcomings in =3D=
order to defund public education=2E Yet my students outscore students in =3D=
the average charter school=2E
Repeated studies show that when students are matched in family =3D
structure, family income and family education attainment, public school =3D=
students do as well or better than parochial school students=2E
Defaming public education in order to promote vouchers for religious =3D
schools is an egregious miscarriage of education's mission=2E I am held =3D=
accountable by my school board-every dollar spent=2E Vouchers require zero=
=3D
accountability=2E
Yes, my corridors have known random acts of violence, yet the FBI says a =3D=
child is safer in my arms at school than in his or her own home=2E
Thanks to the vision of our forebears=2E America had a 100-year head start=
=3D
on every other nation in creating universal free public education=2E =3D
Today, with all its flaws, it is the finest system in the industrial =3D
world=2E
I leave no child behind but some of you would dim my lights, leaving in =3D=
the shadows the poor, the halt, the blind, the lame and the special =3D
education student=2E
You would use public school dollars to construct new forms of theocratic =3D=
education, yet the U=2ES=2E General Accounting Office national survey show=
ed =3D
that one-third of my buildings are dangerous and unsafe-yet no help is =3D=
forthcoming=2E
Do as you will, but for me, I will stand proudly in my neighborhood=2E =3D=
America's last egalitarian institution, my arms embracing the finest =3D
educators, administrators, and support personnel in the world-dedicated =3D=
to helping our children realize the American dream=2E
=3DA9Reprinted by permission from The Oklahoma Observer [P=2EO=2E Box 5337=
1, =3D
Oklahoma City, OK73152], August 25, 2002=2E
To Cite this article copy and paste the following URL and add article =3D
name:=3D20
www=2EChristianEthicsToday=2Ecom/Issue/041/Issue_041_October_2002=2Ehtm =3D=
"Article Name"
Jan Cole
LMS=3D3D20
Horace Mann Elem
Duncan, OK=2E
N2books@cableone=2Enet
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Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 17:07:39 -0500
From: Cheryl Skiles <cheryl_skiles@FHSD=2EK12=2EMO=2EUS>
Subject: ANSWER: Setting Word as Default to open reports, etc=2E
At the end of this message you will find the answer to my question=
of how
to set Word as the default (instead of Notepad) in Follett applications=2E=
I received the answer from Kim Bergeron, a very helpful member of the
Follett-Talk group=2E I changed my settings first thing this morning and a=
m
as happy as a clam at high tide :-)=2E
BTW, I included the subscription information for Follett-Talk at
the end
of Kim's message=2E
Cher
Cher Skiles, Librarian
John Weldon Elementary
St=2E Charles, MO
(636) 926-8766
cheryl_skiles@fhsd=2Ek12=2Emo=2Eus
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ANSWER:
You change this in the Folder Options in Windows 98=2E Open My Computer=2E=
Choose View, Folder Options=2E Click the Files Type tab=2E In the open
window, scroll down and highlight Text Document=2E Click the Edit button=2E=
In the bottom window, highlight "open" and click Edit button=2E Click the=
Browse button and navigate to the Word=2Eexe file=2E (The default location=
is
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Winword=2Eexe")=2E Click OK un=
til
all screens close=2E
Kim
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
Kim Bergeron
Instructional Technology Facilitator
Follett Automation Trainer
Lafayette Parish School System
P=2E O=2E Drawer 2158
Lafayette, LA 70502-2158
My web site for Follett information:
[ http://www2=2Elft=2Ek12=2Ela=2Eus/kb ]http://www2=2Elft=2Ek12=2Ela=2Eus/=
kb
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
To get information about OR UNSUBSCRIBE from Follett-Talk please visit:
[ http://www=2Efsc=2Efollett=2Ecom/secured/follett_talk/talk=2Ecfm
]http://www=2Efsc=2Efollett=2Ecom/secured/follett_talk/talk=2Ecfm
To make product enhancement requests go to:
[ http://www=2Efsc=2Efollett=2Ecom/contact/suggest_feature=2Ecfm
]http://www=2Efsc=2Efollett=2Ecom/contact/suggest_feature=2Ecfm
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Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 15:07:11 -0700
From: Payne <payne@WHIDBEY=2ECOM>
Subject: Author recommendations for Writer's Conference
Hi there-
Last year our district invited Bruce Coville and Paula Danziger for our =3D=
Writer's Conference=2E They were wonderful! Can anybody recommend =3D
authors for our next conference who are motivating writers for K-8 =3D
students AND who are also good at assemblies?=3D20
Thanks!
Deb Payne
Teacher-Librarian
South Whidbey Intermediate School
Langley, WA=3D20
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Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 17:14:52 -0400
From: laura <lkasper@COMCAST=2ENET>
Subject: ELEM
Each year the principal at our school challenges the students during
reading month to read a certain amount of books=2E Part of my job in this=
, is
to find a creative way for the principal to "reward" the students for thei=
r
reading participation=2E In the past, the principal has had a pie in her
face, read to the entire school while sitting on the roof, has been taped =
to
the wall and last year she was slimed!
I'm now in search of some creative ideas for this years reading incentive=2E=
Of course, I'm starting to run out of creative rewards=2E Can anyone offe=
r
some ideas they may have used or heard of?
Laura Kasper, Media Specialist
Leonard Elementary
Leonard, MI
LKasper@comcast=2Enet
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Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 19:37:18 -0400
From: Diane King <dianedking@WOWNET=2ECOM>
Subject: HIT: Math collaboration question
A couple of weeks ago someone posted a request for ideas for =3D
collaboration with math teachers=2E I sent that person a somewhat cynical=
=3D
reply about the difficulty of collaborating with "math people"=2E I'm =3D=
sorry for the comments, but I had several run-ins with a math person =3D
last year and I was still feeling the sting of the wounds! I want to =3D
apologize by sending you to a great site I just discovered: =3D
http://mathforum=2Eorg/
It has some wonderful resources including information on collaboration=2E =
=3D
Good luck!
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Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 23:57:15 -0400
From: johnson <johnsoj=2Emassed@RCN=2ECOM>
Subject: Thanks: re: African American Eagle Scout
Greetings, as I suspected someone (lots of you) has positive ideas and
suggestions=2E I will share that the BSA has a kente cloth neckerchief=2E=
Something not found in the catalog I had access to, but which showed up
on a website sent by an LM_NETTER=2E Perfect touch to add to the
ceremony=2E The neckerchief will be removed and replaced with his Eagle
one=2E FYI: we have included the important parts of his life within his
ceremony, new and old Scoutmasters, his church (he may go into the
ministry) his teachers, his family and friends (scouts and others)
Things are shaping up well=2E If anyone has anything else to add, I'd
love to hear from you and again, thanks for being there=2E Julia
--
Julia M=2E Johnson
Library Media Dept=2E Head
Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School
South Yarmouth, MA 02664
email: johnsoj@massed=2Enet
Tel=2E 508-398-7665, fax: 508-398-7639
http://www=2Emybookmarks=2Ecom/public/johnsoj
We educate for our children's future, not for our past=2E
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