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I wanted to thank all those supporters and friends who have made the journey through elementary/high school/ college, teaching, and now my political journey.
We’ve knocked on thousands of doors in the Minooka-Morris area. It has been a pleasure to speak to so many voters concerned about the direction of their community, state, and country.
The campaign was the fun part, now the real work begins!
Sincerely yours,
Jeremy J. Ly
read more »It has been a while since I posted anything here. Just makes me feel better to post an update. Update: I am officially a TFA alumni! I cannot believe two years went by that fast. I am teaching a third year at my school. I’ve been told that the third year is the best year;…
read more »Yes. A student actually said that to me today in class. When I grow up, I want to be a superdelegate. I could not help but have the biggest smile and tell the 4th grader, “Me too! First you have to make sure you study and learn all you can!”
read more »Leadership for Education Equity or LEE was created for Teach For America corps members and alumni who are interested in public policy in attaining educational equity. Here is an excerpt from LEE’s mission: Leadership for Educational Equity (LEE) was not just created for alumni who’ve already assumed leadership positions in politics, but also for all…
read more »While I am a staunch advocate of the first amendment right to free speech. I have seen a number of alarming posts on the teachfor.us blogosphere. Even mentioning student first names and commenting about their abilities is extremely questionable. It may also violate privacy laws. I found a pretty good article which outlines some of…
read more »Having a behavior plan is obviously key. My first year of teaching, I went with having my students sit in groups and awarding “team points.” I found that students focused way too much on which group was getting a point and we would actually lose instructional time due to arguments over the points. This year,…
read more »How time flies…. I am having such a great time with “Team 23,” I call my class Team 23, because a room is just something with four walls. We are so much more than just four walls! We are working toward BIG THINGS in my classroom. I am so proud of my students and most…
read more »I’m sure as many of you are all too familiar with, I find myself grading on a Sunday night, going over lesson plans for the upcoming weekend, and thinking to myself how could this weekend go by so fast! Maybe someone could answer this question, any “best practice” for grading math homework. I find it…
read more »I cannot believe the second year at Wrightwood has started! First day jitters sat in about 24 hours before the first day of class. I think no matter how many years I will teach, I will always get those “first day jitters.” Veteran teachers keep telling me it is normal. Day One, September 4, 2007:…
read more »Wow! I have been absent from this blog for a while. I have now decided to at least update weekly. This is now on my action plan for the remainder of the year! I guess I did not believe the veteran teachers when they said the summer would fly by your eyes. It is true!…
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