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SO: = subject only

Posted on June 27, 2010 by Mr. Heyer

I’ve seen EOM appended to the subject of an email to signify that there is no body text. The “EOM” is the end of the message. I’d like to introduce SO: as a prefix of email messages to signify that … Continue reading →

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Teaching What’s Critical

Posted on May 14, 2010 by Mr. Heyer

We’ve been given standards to teach, and the “critical” ones are the ones that are assessed state-wide. There are more things that are critical to students’ success than these “critical standards” — a love of learning is one of them. … Continue reading →

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Crumbs of my Philosophy of Education

Posted on August 16, 2009 by Mr. Heyer

These are small parts of my overall philosophy of education. Very disorganized, not secret, and need a place for me to refer back to them. My top classroom rule (stated positively) is: Always Allow Learning. (negatively: Don’t interrupt/prevent learning) Permutations … Continue reading →

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