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    Mr. C.’s Six Steps to Building Positive and Enduring Relationships with Your Elementary Students
    Mr. C.
    • Apr 13
    • 3 min

    Mr. C.’s Six Steps to Building Positive and Enduring Relationships with Your Elementary Students

    Always tell your students that you love them, even during the difficult times, because that is probably when they need to hear it the most.
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    The Toughest Day of My Teaching Career
    Mr. C.
    • Apr 10
    • 3 min

    The Toughest Day of My Teaching Career

    In my last post, I iterated how my first year of teaching in Denver turned out to be something of a “witch-hunt”, a term my then-principal u
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    Sometimes a Relationship Can Save a Life (When You Question If You're Where You Should Be)
    Mr. C.
    • Apr 8
    • 2 min

    Sometimes a Relationship Can Save a Life (When You Question If You're Where You Should Be)

    But then, around mid-year, a 2nd grade student I worked with was observed by her teacher licking her chair. Concerned, I took the student t
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    The Night I Suffered a Toxic Brain Injury
    Mr. C.
    • Apr 2
    • 3 min

    The Night I Suffered a Toxic Brain Injury

    I had a SPECT scan done. I received an answer to my deepest fears: I had sustained a toxic brain injury.
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    The Slap Seen Around the World
    Mr. C.
    • Mar 29
    • 3 min

    The Slap Seen Around the World

    Think before you speak; never speak before you think.
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    Different Kinds of Smart: My Friend Stony, and his Down Syndrome Genius and Gifts
    Mr. C.
    • Mar 26
    • 2 min

    Different Kinds of Smart: My Friend Stony, and his Down Syndrome Genius and Gifts

    In it, he posed the question: “Why do they call it ‘Down syndrome’, when you bring everybody ‘Up’?
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    World Poetry Day!
    Mr. C.
    • Mar 22
    • 1 min

    World Poetry Day!

    Enjoy this video blog I made a few years ago of me reading a poem from my book, "Why Teach?" about my love affair with teaching. :)
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    Reflections of my first "big" speech
    Mr. C.
    • Mar 19
    • 2 min

    Reflections of my first "big" speech

    He uplifts his audience and opens their eyes and shows them a new perspective to a life with disabilities.
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    When “Freddy Krueger-ed” by Trauma, Write.   Write!
    Mr. C.
    • Mar 15
    • 3 min

    When “Freddy Krueger-ed” by Trauma, Write. Write!

    My trauma normally comes to me in my dreams, like in a recurring version of “A Nightmare on Elm Street” I tend to dream about the same traum
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    When “Cookies” meet our “Poison” and “Poison” meets our “Cookies.”
    Mr. C.
    • Mar 13
    • 2 min

    When “Cookies” meet our “Poison” and “Poison” meets our “Cookies.”

    Being kind, forgiving, and loving is a choice, so is being abusive.
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    Embracing My Inner "Hulk"
    Mr. C.
    • Mar 6
    • 3 min

    Embracing My Inner "Hulk"

    My Hulk keeps me from feeling one of life's greatest experiences.
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    Poetry Sunday
    Mr. C.
    • Dec 16, 2019
    • 1 min

    Poetry Sunday

    One of my favorite poems from my book, Fingerprints, about a special student, as well as the story behind the poem.
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    The wonderful adventures of Mr. C. and his students
    Mr. C.
    • Jul 10, 2019
    • 1 min

    The wonderful adventures of Mr. C. and his students

    Hello everyone, I hope summer 2019 is treating you kindly and you are all doing well! As stated in the video below, I am trying to be...
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