User talk:Castelfam7625

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Welcome, Castelfam7625!

Come introduce yourself at the new users page. If you have any questions, you can ask there or contact me personally.--Whiteknight (Page) (Talk) 20:17, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

GO PATRIOTS!!! I agree with you in that it is too cold up north hence why I moved to the south. I was reading you page and I found the quote you have on it to be very interesting. I agree that if we focus on yesterday we will rob them of tomorrow. I have always wanted to try knitting but have never had the time to really try it. I also agree with you that it is important for teachers to be as well trained as possible and I feel that it is important that the training be ongoing due to every changing technology.Kendramom3 (talk) 23:37, 12 September 2008 (UTC)

Hi. Thanks for the comment on my page. I've never read those books - I didn't realize there was a series that took place in South Jersey I will have to check it out. I enjoy middle school. The kids are really funny...when I'm not ready to kill them (LOL). I can understand your concern about test-driven curriculum. It bothers me too and that's one of the reasons why I like teaching electives. Our librarian does Battle of the Books and the kids seem to get into it. I definitely agree with keeping an open mind. It's especially important with older students because they are dealing with a lot of adolescent issues on top of everything else. I think it's great that you want to use technology - students love it when I show them something on YouTube or when they get to use the computers. It is definitely a good way to connect with them and get them engaged. I also like your idea about having high expectations for students. It is important for them to be challenged. I can understand being worried about connecting with your students, but you don’t have to know everything they are talking about in order to make the connection. They will enjoy filling you in on what’s cool. Besides, 40 isn’t old ;-) Good luck with everything. Milr26 (talk) 20:54, 14 September 2008 (UTC)

I love your wiki article. You did a great job with this. Can't wait to see the final product!

Pete (talk) 01:02, 25 September 2008 (UTC)