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Monthly Archives: February 2014

On Being A Teacher For 31 Years

February 6, 2014 · by tremphilpa@gmail.com | in Uncategorized | 4 Comments

I have been reflecting on my teaching years since I recently retired. I never felt the need to become an administrator, even though I did take a number of graduate classes. Very early in my teaching career I had a sense of the value and importance of being a classroom teacher. Almost all of the […]

Don’t Let Schooling Interfere With Your Education

February 2, 2014 · by tremphilpa@gmail.com | in Uncategorized | 2 Comments

Those are Pete Seeger’s words. I recently read an article in the Inquirer written by a man who served on Seeger’s ship named the Clearwater. This ship is found on the Hudson River near Seeger’s home and was used to further his efforts to educate the public on saving the ecosystems encompassing the water shed […]

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