Grammar for Teachers Andrea DeCapua Grammar for Teachers A Guide to American English for Native and Non-Native Speakers Author Andrea DeCapua‚ Ed.D. College of New Rochelle New Rochelle‚ NY 10805 adecapua@cnr.edu ISBN: 978-0-387-76331-6 e-ISBN: 978-0-387-76332-3 Library of Congress Control Number: 2007937636 c 2008 Springer Science+Business Media‚ LLC All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the
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was too late. Someone should tell their side of the story‚ and maybe people would understand then and wouldn’t be so quick to judge a boy by the amount of hair oil he wore. It was important to me. I picked up the phone book and called my English teacher. "Mr. Syme‚ this is Ponyboy. That theme--- how long can it be?" "Why‚ uh‚ not less than five pages." He sounded a little surprised. I’d forgotten it was late at night. "Can it be longer?" "Certainly‚ Ponyboy‚ as long as you want it." "Thanks
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grandmother. My grandmother was a retired College Principal‚ but for me she was always my Grandmother. She taught me the kinds of things that school teachers never could teach in the classroom. Because my parents were at work and my grandmother was retired‚ I spent a lot of time with her. She was a mother‚ a grandparent and a teacher at the same time. She always prepared an interesting activity for the day. We visited museums‚ theatres‚ went to the zoo‚ visited the library‚ watched movies or just
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Profession Tiffany Trent Becoming a Teacher I would love to write about how I wanted to become a teacher since I was ten years old‚ but it is not true. I just happened to get involved in a round-about-way. Having four children under the age of ten‚ going back to work was a necessity. I became a school nutritionist‚ also known as ‘lunch lady’. It was perfect hours‚ decent pay and summers off‚ what more could I ask for? On my second day‚ I met the special needs teacher‚ Jessica‚ who changed everything
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When I think back to my most memorable teacher I immediately am reminded of my third grade teacher Ms. Castaldi. Her classroom was set up in small groups of four around the room‚ her desk in the middle. I liked this classroom arrangement as a child because I felt like she was one of the students. Ms. Castadli treated all her students with respect and was extremely caring and understanding‚ like a mother. She had a true passion for what she did and it really showed because all of her students were
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former head teacher‚ Ms. Sabadel‚ has had the strongest influence on me and on my learning. As the year passed she changed the way in which I approach new challenges and that without understanding‚ nothing makes sense in life. And to understand‚ it requires me more than to read books… I first met her when entering high school where she taught Hungarian literature. Ms. Sabadel was a typical Hungarian kind-looking young lady‚ dressed in a very classy way. She only become or head teacher when we were
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and the school compound was to be turned into a place of beauty." (Backpack 270). There is still no signs of negativity about Obi. One day Obi sees that his work has been scandalized and he was very upset. He did not like the fact that the teachers would let the
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Part A Teacher Interview There are many kinds of Technology present in today’s classroom‚ including tablets‚ computers‚ internet access‚ color printers‚ and even devices used for reading application. According to Mrs. Carlene Harden‚ who has worked in the school district for 10 years‚ she feels that these pieces of Technology had the potential to allow content to be taught much more efficiently. She also believes that technology provides a more engaging and is relevant to students of the Next Generation
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Task 4 (2.1 and 2.3) Boundaries Boundaries ground our ethics and they are important to recognising our limitations and realising when change is needed. Obvious boundaries such as the appropriateness of the teacher/learner relationship are strong ethical issues. As teachers‚ we need to maintain and model a standard of morality and protect ourselves from intrusion into our personal life and space. This can prove quite difficult because we are under constant pressure to promote a culture
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They have qualified under the special B.Ed degree category but are not considered for jobs Visually-impaired teachers are waging a difficult battle. They may have qualified under the special B.Ed degree category but are not considered for jobs. Then there are the sighted persons who have undergone special training to teach the visually-challenged students; their course is either not recognised by the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) or they have not received salaries for several years
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