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Jul 23 2010

Addressing the 2008 Corps

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I have been wanting to update this blog for a while.  In the spirit of an older post, I’d like to share a draft of a speech I submitted for the 2008 corps alumni induction.  While I was accepted to speak at the event, this is not the final speech that was used.
For the last two years we have taught the best, the brightest, and the most beautiful children of Los Angeles.  Though, some days it does not feel like that.  And most days, it has felt like we are the ones doing the learning.
In this transition from corps members to alumni, what…

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Mar 07 2010

My TFA Speech

I have been asked to speak next weekend at a small event to raise awareness of and support for Teach for America. They asked me to speak for five minutes about my experience in the classroom. Below is what I have prepared for the event: Good evening. My name is M_______ Weinberg, and I am…

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Feb 06 2010

The van I’m driving.

Since I started teaching, I have been plagued by nightmares of school during the holiday vacations. My second year teaching has been much better. The nightmares do not come nightly, only when I am away from the classroom for a period of time. Perhaps I fear returning to what I had last year. That the…

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