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Comment by Rhonda Cratty on March 18, 2010 at 8:55pm

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Comment by susan fox on March 16, 2010 at 5:08pm

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Comment by The Redhead Riter on March 13, 2010 at 6:01pm

Rhonda, you would appreciate my blog tonight recognizing my appreciation for one of my teachers. I loved those who educated me!

Comment by Rhonda Cratty on March 13, 2010 at 5:00pm

You exemplify that good educators are good every day, no matter what is going on. The past weeks you have continued to teach, you have kept children a priority. As our government bails out corporations and allows schools to close. I walk into your classrooms and you are listening with your head and your heart, you acknowledge the wonders and wonder right along with your students.

While America sends billions to other countries, you are loosing your jobs. Still, you are intentional with your words and lessons as you teach not just the answers in a book, but the child. You share the treasures that took generations of educators' years to acquire. Your science is not just the subjects and the age of your students but how best to teach, what is the best instruction.

Each day you take the time to acknowledge passions and build a bridge to connect what children need to know with what they love. You support their curiosity, and never forget to celebrate accomplishments, no matter how small in each student. You truly have built a community. You do keep individual children's need above "Race to the Top" requirements.

No matter if it is weeks of "Standardized State Assessments" or budget cuts students never see you down, you move past the struggles toward what is important at this moment, the children. There are very few people who understand the demands of your days; you are capable of doing things that most would have a hard time doing for a few hours.

You are all stars, shining your perfect light into the life of each child your serve. You give them the gift of education and they come to see in their own reflection in your eyes. You are giving them the tools they need to get through the darkness, hope and memories that last forever. Regardless of the fact you may not have a job.

We, as public educators, see little respect from our government or citizens; However, as an educator myself, and a mother; I am eternally grateful to work with such a fantastic group of people. It has been a tough week, take care of yourselves, you are each so very important to the children of America. Please, young educators know we need you, do not give up on America's children believe as Benjamin Franklin in public education.

With Great Respect,
R.R.Cratty


Keep Reading at: http://www.examiner.com/x-2016-Parenting--Education-Examiner~y2010m3d13-Respect-To-American-Teachers

Comment by ECHOage on March 12, 2010 at 11:21am

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Comment by Betsy Henry on March 12, 2010 at 5:10am

Julia, My son wants a job...but he's competing with adults for jobs that are normally reserved for teens. It's a little tougher out there now.

Comment by Judy on March 11, 2010 at 2:29pm

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Comment by Julia Mitchell on March 9, 2010 at 7:22pm

My 16 year old finally has a job, yah it doesn't how much as a parent we encourage, then tell, then threaten, it happens when they want to.

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Comment by Rhonda Cratty on March 8, 2010 at 7:21pm

Pi Day 101
March 14th or 3-14 is Pi Day. Pi is the ratio of any circle’s circumference to its diameter. In other words Pi is the number you get when you divide the circumference of a circle (the distance around the circle) by its diameter (the distance across). It is typically written as 3.14.Because pi is 3.14159….some schools hold their celebrations until 1:59. Pi is called an irrational number; it has an infinite number of digits.

March 14th also happens to be the birth date of Albert Einstein—which makes it a double math celebration. Time for a math party filled with math challenges.

The History of Pi
Ancient Babylonians are known to have determined the area of a circle by taking 3 times the square of its radius which gave the value of pi, 4,000 years ago. One Babylonian tablet found, revealed a value of 3.125 for pi, which is a closer estimate.

In 1706 William Jones began using The Greek letter π. The symbol was made popular by Euler in 1737.

Activities to celebrate Pi day

• Who can memorize and recite Pi to the most digits without a mistake!
• Read a variety of stories involving the use of measuring circles.
• Read about ancient Egypt and Archimedes
• Measure the circumference, diameter and radius of objects around the house.
• Only eat circular food.
• Create your own Pi T shirts using Fabric Paint or Fabric Markers
• Pi Bracelets, with each bead color representing a number
• Make a pizza measuring the circumference, diameter and radius.
• For dessert, of course, you must have pie!

Enjoy making Math Memories,
R.R.Cratty
Keep Reading at: http://www.examiner.com/x-2016-Parenting--Education-Examiner

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