Mr. C.
"Tell Me Something Good, Woohoo!": A Dear Poem About a Student Even More Dear to Me.
Poetry Reading at Analogue Books and Records in Pueblo, CO.
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Mr. C.
Sep 11, 20222 min
Poem, "Kindergarten" | TeacherWithTourettes
The first day of school, you were face down
on the floor
crying in front of my classroom
talking in gasps
of tears too old to be your own
sa
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Mr. C.
Aug 28, 20223 min
...Because Relationships Matter
I said, "Oh, I'm so sorry. I know how you feel. I miss my mommy too (been deceased for 12 years, absent from my life for 40 years). "But yo
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Mr. C.
Apr 13, 20223 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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Mr. C.
Apr 8, 20222 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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Mr. C.
Mar 29, 20223 min
The Slap Seen Around the World
Think before you speak; never speak before you think.
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Mr. C.
Mar 26, 20222 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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Mr. C.
Mar 19, 20222 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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Mr. C.
Mar 13, 20222 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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