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  1. @capohanka good lesson, good way to learn it!
  2. @brophycat just sent the email :-)
  3. @brophycat DM me your email and I'll tell ya a bunch of apps
  4. Thanks! @jonbecker says All parents of preschoolers should read @paulawhite's post about early childhood education: http://bit.ly/5zbyII
  5. @jmholland @jonbecker Whoops, initial data I looked at was wrong--it's 10% of my 4th graders who were held out.
  6. @jmholland @jonbecker 4th graders are "held out kids" so they'd be the oldest in a grade as opposed to younger.
  7. @jmholland @jonbeckerI also think the data about kids whose parents held them out is inaccurate, at least in my area. 27% of my
  8. @jmholland @jonbecker reasons, that's their choice, and they should consider some things (my blog info) as they do that.
  9. @jmholland @jonbecker OR Back due to academics. Our job is to deal w/ that. I say if a parent wants to hold a kid out for SOCIAL>>
  10. @jmholland @jonbecker held out or held back due ot perceived academic issues, & those were not resolved.I don't advocate holding kids out>>
  11. @jmholland @jonbecker would be a better 1 to analyze this, but my initial reactions are that it is over 10 years old, deals w/ kids being>>
  12. @elliottjb yeah, different attitude today than when we grew up--driving did equal freeedom.
  13. @elliottjb there's also the sports aspect. Those should NOT dictate appropriate teachning, though.
  14. @elliottjb AAgh, not so irrelevant for boys. . .I was a 17yo grad.. and didn't mind not driving, cause my boyfriend did. Boys mind, and
  15. @elliottjb or a kid who needs glasses, glasses. . (just got that one from @karenjan, a sped advocate you should follow.)
  16. @tomwhitby what our tech leader, @beckyfisher73 has said for years--tech work starts w/quality task and depends on teacher monitoring!
  17. @elliottjb boy, your contact at school is pulling all the stupid power moves, hm? Keep being persistent!
  18. @smeech Oh, My, Scott, I am so sorry. . . perhaps you should have asked some of us to role play it for you so you'd have an example. LOL
  19. RT @tomwhitby:Kids abusing Tech in class is a BEHAVIOR issue. Classroom Mgmt stategies help, not banning of tech.
  20. Have a great day, evening, whichever fits!