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My Daughter Calls Me "Mrs. Boyd": Mrs. Boyd's Class Joins the Democratic Process
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My Daughter Calls Me "Mrs. Boyd". A teacher of a public school 4th and 5th grade Gifted and Talented (aka High Ability) class writes about having her own daughter as a student for 2 years. Tuesday, January 24, 2012. Mrs Boyd's Class Joins the Democratic Process. When I first came to Mayflower Mill in 2000, I was surprised to learn that this elementary school had a student council. But I’d never heard of an elementary school that elected a student council. Grade class has two representatives. I have one 4.
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My Daughter Calls Me "Mrs. Boyd": Kinley Speaks (Sort Of)
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My Daughter Calls Me "Mrs. Boyd". A teacher of a public school 4th and 5th grade Gifted and Talented (aka High Ability) class writes about having her own daughter as a student for 2 years. Friday, January 27, 2012. Kinley Speaks (Sort Of). Many of you have asked me what Kinley thinks of my blog. Frankly, I've kind of wondered the same thing. She knows it exists and has sometimes said, "You're not going to blog about that, are you? She is a great friend! I am sad that I have to let her go this year! She i...
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My Daughter Calls Me "Mrs. Boyd": August 2011
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My Daughter Calls Me "Mrs. Boyd". A teacher of a public school 4th and 5th grade Gifted and Talented (aka High Ability) class writes about having her own daughter as a student for 2 years. Monday, August 15, 2011. Thank You, J.K. Rowling. I love to read. I'm not very fast, and I only read for pleasure during the summer when I'm not working. But I love it. Kinley, however, has been a reluctant reader. Kinley and I pose in front of Lacock Abbey where scenes from. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.
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My Daughter Calls Me "Mrs. Boyd": January 2012
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My Daughter Calls Me "Mrs. Boyd". A teacher of a public school 4th and 5th grade Gifted and Talented (aka High Ability) class writes about having her own daughter as a student for 2 years. Friday, January 27, 2012. Kinley Speaks (Sort Of). Many of you have asked me what Kinley thinks of my blog. Frankly, I've kind of wondered the same thing. She knows it exists and has sometimes said, "You're not going to blog about that, are you? She is a great friend! I am sad that I have to let her go this year! She i...
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My Daughter Calls Me "Mrs. Boyd": October 2010
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My Daughter Calls Me "Mrs. Boyd". A teacher of a public school 4th and 5th grade Gifted and Talented (aka High Ability) class writes about having her own daughter as a student for 2 years. Saturday, October 16, 2010. But I'd never done it as a parent of one of the participants before. The poor mom was having a terrible time watching her frustrated, teary daughter, knowing that she couldn't intervene and come to her rescue. I remember thinking, "Great day in the morning. It's just a simulation! I knew thi...
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My Daughter Calls Me "Mrs. Boyd": March 2012
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My Daughter Calls Me "Mrs. Boyd". A teacher of a public school 4th and 5th grade Gifted and Talented (aka High Ability) class writes about having her own daughter as a student for 2 years. Tuesday, March 6, 2012. My class poses for a shot at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.. DLC) within the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. We visited in February, and the staff at DLC didn't disappoint. Kinley reads her book on the return bus trip. Whether we've just returned from spying leopards and elephants on s...
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My Daughter Calls Me "Mrs. Boyd": November 2011
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My Daughter Calls Me "Mrs. Boyd". A teacher of a public school 4th and 5th grade Gifted and Talented (aka High Ability) class writes about having her own daughter as a student for 2 years. Wednesday, November 9, 2011. Kinley Blows the Whistle. Last night at the dinner table, I had one of those moments that would make the Golden Apple Award. I have for my class, when she informed me that the book I had assigned to her was "not appropriate for kids her age.". Grant for $3615 to buy 15 NookColor. We would t...
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My Daughter Calls Me "Mrs. Boyd": "You Know, I'm With You Every Day..."
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My Daughter Calls Me "Mrs. Boyd". A teacher of a public school 4th and 5th grade Gifted and Talented (aka High Ability) class writes about having her own daughter as a student for 2 years. Thursday, January 23, 2014. You Know, Im With You Every Day. Over the whole two-year period that Kinley was in my class, she only had one other child sleep over. To be fair, our family IS gone a lot on the weekends. But I also think she knows how odd it would be for her friends to see their teacher in pajamas w...Anoth...
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My Daughter Calls Me "Mrs. Boyd": April 2012
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My Daughter Calls Me "Mrs. Boyd". A teacher of a public school 4th and 5th grade Gifted and Talented (aka High Ability) class writes about having her own daughter as a student for 2 years. Tuesday, April 24, 2012. What Am I, Chopped Liver? Well, you can stop thinking that, because she wasn't concerned about Knox. She was just mad because now her daddy was going to have to stay home with her sick brother instead of going on a field trip to the Indianapolis Symphony today with her. Yes, you read that right...
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My Daughter Calls Me "Mrs. Boyd": June 2012
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My Daughter Calls Me "Mrs. Boyd". A teacher of a public school 4th and 5th grade Gifted and Talented (aka High Ability) class writes about having her own daughter as a student for 2 years. Wednesday, June 27, 2012. My Mother's Day 2012 card from Kinley. Did you read the note in the picture above? It meant so much to me that she would write those last two lines. For her to acknowledge that she'd been mean to me was a pretty big deal, and notice the TRIPLE underlines under the greats? Her snit continued fo...
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