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Jessica Hadfield
416 posts
Jessica Hadfield
@MsHadfield
Learner, Teacher, Traveler
Chicago شامل ہوئے Şubat 2013
489 فالونگ169 فالوورز
Real cool moment to see former @SauganashSports win state championships yesterday. Congrats to Matthew (DePaul Prep) and Noah Jones (Hope Academy). Alumni doing big things and sharing a cool picture of them in 6th grade. #TeamSauganash
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@GovernorShapiro Does @GovPritzker support ending this discrimination when it comes to self funded healthcare plans?
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The 55,000 Pennsylvanians with autism deserve the treatment services they need.
If you or a loved one are being charged with higher copays or denied coverage for autism services, visit pa.gov/autism or text 717-788-8990.
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More area restaurants and bars are closing on Chicago’s Far Northwest Side. nadignewspapers.com/nil-tap-dakota…
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@DrP_Principal Love your shares, all behavior is communication.
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My first encounter with Marshall was during our “Meet the Teacher” event a week before the start of the school year. I remember him being almost as tall as me and he walked up with two younger boys by the hand.
Marshall introduced himself and his brothers. I asked if they came with anyone else. I was wondering a bit about where his parents were.
Marshall told me that they lived in the city and he and his brothers took an hour taxi drive to school. His mom had to stay home with their other younger brothers. Marshall said that it was his job to make sure that his brothers knew who their teachers were and that they were properly introduced. A large group of students and parents approached, and Marshall and his brothers walked down the hallway towards their classes. I thought that this was a bit strange, but I got busy speaking with other families, and sort of forgot about the encounter.
The next day, I called the counselor to my office to learn more about Marshall & his family. She told me that Marshall was a 5th grade student who was the “man of the house”. His father had died when he was a toddler. She also said that to her knowledge there currently was no man living in the home. It was her understanding that Marshall was responsible for getting his brothers ready in the morning. He was the de-facto father. Mom worked a few part-time jobs and usually was sleeping in the morning when the boys left for school.
As the school year started, I learned that Marshall was a popular student and had exceptional manners. This was something that stood out since he called me “sir” at least a dozen times in our brief introductory conversation. Academically, he was a bit below-average but what he lacked in book smarts, he made up in street smarts and emotional intelligence. The school staff members really liked him and he smiled a lot and seemed to remember everything. They all envisioned a bright future for him in a relationship business.
On a Tuesday afternoon, Marshall was brought to the office by the recess monitor. I immediately thought that this must have been to brag about Marshall’s behavior or for a character sticker for model behavior. Marshall’s face told another story. He did not make eye contact and sat with his head in his hands. The recess monitor said that he apparently started screaming at another student and pushed him to the ground. This appeared to be completely unprovoked. It was also very out of character for Marshall. To say that I was a bit surprised would have been a huge understatement.
Marshall did not respond immediately to my questions. This was unusual behavior for Marshall as well. After a while, he finally sat up, looked at me, and said that he was ready to answer any questions. He admitted that the behaviors were all his fault and that the other student did not do anything to provoke him. The other boy was just at the wrong place at the wrong time. Marshall said that he had to man-up and that he was ready to accept any consequence that he received.
I told him that I could not understand at all what had happened and why. After a series of other questions, Marshall stated that his family was thrown out of their apartment for not paying rent. They spent the last few nights sleeping in his mom’s car. Last night someone tried to break-in to the car. It scared his family a lot and nobody fell back asleep.
Marshall said that his mom was crying all the time and she told him that she had no idea what they were going to do. He said that he thought this was partly his fault because as the man of the house he should have been able to do something about this. He started to cry and put his head back down.
We have no idea what our students go through when they are away from school. Remember all behavior is communication.
From the book:
“Whatever It Takes!: For All Students to Succeed in School and Life”
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Neil Gaiman writes the first draft of every book by hand.
His reasoning is fascinating:
With a computer you “write that down and look at it and then fiddle with it.”
With a pen you “slow up a bit, but you’re thinking the sentence through to the end, and then you start writing.”
Computers let your writing balloon.
Your story loses its shape and focus.
But writing with a pen forces you to consider every word, every sentence, before writing.
Your story stays sharp.
Lesson — Your medium affects your output.
Writing on twitter → punchy with little nuance.
Writing a newsletter → longer form, more nuance.
Neil noticed the same is true comparing computers and notebooks.
His other suggestions:
Leuchtturm notebooks over Moleskines. Visconti fountain pens.
This is a handwritten page from his novel The Graveyard Book:
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@TrevorFarrell12 12 month old Milwaukee impact gun here has given up. Gone for warranty repair. DeWalt stuff has never given bother.
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@JenaFriedman I exclusively breastfed for 9 months. I didn't even pump once and I loved it. I did not have cracked nipples or pain, thankfully. However, it was very emotionally and physically demanding. I had other kids to take care of as well, so I don't feel like I ever got to catch up.
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Did any of you breastfeed exclusively? And if so, HOW? Did you just suck up the pain of bloody, cracked nipples until they acclimated? I don’t want to relegate these questions to a mom blog, I want men who follow me on here to get that this shit is so incredibly hard.
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@KellyGToGo @shaneparrish Writing gives poor thinking nowhere to hide is quite possibly the best thing I have ever heard!
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"The best way to improve your ability to think is to spend time thinking.
One way to force yourself to slow down and think is to write. Good writing requires clear thinking.
Writing gives poor thinking nowhere to hide."
— @shaneparrish
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@kritter12345 He was my teacher at West! It's great to see that he is doing well. I wish I bought a few of the stocks he suggested back then!
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@simple_selly @BrainAblaze @EpilepsySocal I agree, people seem to forget about that whole incident. I absolutely can't stand him and I hope more people realize what he is about and stop supporting his music.
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@BrainAblaze @EpilepsySocal He was always a disgusting person. Not suprised sadly, someone who beats the living heck out of his gf is not going to be a "nice" person to someone else. I know why I avoid him like the plague. #disgusting
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We covered this when @EpilepsySocal sent out the first tweet, but it really sounds like Chris Brown is not a great friend to the #Epilepsy community. 👇 What's your opinion about him?
Mike Knox@MikeKnoxComedy
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@togepi_gal13 You need to tell the alderman, maybe get a petition going from there... too much work
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@HarleyVaxQuinn @AnnLadenberger @bharris1968 When I stopped breastfeeding I transitioned to goat's milk and my girl is doing very well. It is a wonderful consideration for all moms I would say.
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@TheWeirdTeacher Formative is when their understanding is still FORMing and summative shows the SUM total of their understanding. That's how I explain it. Haha
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@TheHHeroes Thank you so much for the amazing Valentine's Day box! My daughter is so excited and we will keep busy these next few days in the hospital. #epilepsy #ShareTheLove
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