[LIT] How to respond to the age old question....

[ljackson]

And these little things mean a lot to kids.  I still have a postcard my
third grade teacher sent me nearly (gasp) 40 years ago.

Lori


On 7/8/07 6:50 AM, "Margaret Cooper" <iteach8 at earthlink.net> wrote:

> At 01:08 PM 7/5/2007, you wrote:
>> Damn the torpedos ---- send the postcards!
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>> Thanks to all of you for your insight into the postcard
>> "issue".  The first thing I'm going to do is ask my principal what
>> will happen if I send them anyway. Since this is my 41st year of
>> teaching, a letter of reprimand in my permanent record is of little
>> consequence - should it come to that. However, since no one has ever
>> stood up to her before, it's time for me to do what I think is best
>> for the students. I'll wait until August to send them. I'm not
>> asking the school to provide anything except permission. I print the
>> cards, and pay the postage. I think that it's important to  start
>> the year on a positive note, and this is one way to do it.
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> So, again, thanks to all for giving me the courage to do what I feel
> is right for my team and my students.
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> Margaret
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Lori Jackson
District Literacy Coach & Mentor
Todd County School District
Box 87
Mission SD  57555
 
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Literacies for All Summer Institute
"Literate Lives:  A Human Right"
July 12-15, 2007
Louisville, Kentucky

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