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philbildner

When I Was A Teacher, X

Jun 12, 2006 06:09

When I was a teacher, Dave Matthews visited my classroom in the South Bronx ( Read more... )

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lackingquality June 13 2006, 08:16:21 UTC

So I'm still unclear on why he visited. Was it a special education class? You've been skirting, in your tales, the only thing that anyone who reads them will be interested in: why in the world was he there to begin with?

hey... philbildner June 13 2006, 13:13:04 UTC

i taught my students to read using song lyrics. there were no books when i taught in the south bronx. song lyrics were the basis for all my language arts lessons.