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The first public school was opened in Boston. Being a graduate and working in a public school this significantly impacted my schooling!
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The Library Company of Philadelphia opened by Ben Franklin. Being an avid library user, I had access to many books from a young age.
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The National Teachers Association was founded (now the NEA). Advocacy for teachers thus began!
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The Department of Education was created to establish effective school systems.
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In order to improve high school graduation rates, junior high schools were created. Indianola Junior High School was opened.
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Jean Piaget's The Child's Conception of the World is published. Piaget influenced a lot of my undergrad studies, as I'm sure he did for my teachers as well.
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The Smart Board was introduced! This greatly influenced my learning and my teaching by making lessons more engaging.
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This is the year I was born and from an early age I was read to. I was and still am to this day a huge Winnie the Pooh fan! I also remember from a young age having my grammar corrected by my grandma.
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I began kindergarten in 1998 and that's when I fell in love with school. My kindergarten teacher was Mrs. Antonetti and I credit her a lot with my career choice. Even from a young age she made an impact on me and kept contact throughout my schooling!
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I remember being taught by Mr. Holt how to write to a prompt. I was good at it, because I followed directions. However, to this day, I struggle with creative writing.
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End of whole-word reading and the beginning age of phonics
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NCLB is approved by Congress and signed into law by President George W. Bush
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This was the first year of PSSA testing and I was in third grade. I remember it not being as stressed when we started compared to graduating high school. I always did well on them, but I still get nervous when taking a high stakes test!
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I always hated when we had to use our phonics books. Reading came very natural to me, so I always felt like I was taking steps backwards when I had to do this and I struggled!
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In middle school I was placed in Advanced English. I thought this was a big deal, but I was really disappointed with my middle school english experience. I remember having to memorize poems and hating it.
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The Common Core State Standards Initiative was launched.
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My junior year, i did an author study on Mitch Albom. This was the first time I remember doing a choice project and I found my favorite author and style of books that I loved through it!
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I mentored an elementary student that struggled with reading. This helped me decide that I wanted to go into education. When I declared my major, my advisor advised me to not go into education due to a lack of jobs. This motivated me to work really hard to set myself apart so that I could make it in education.
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I transferred to Penn State Harrisburg and began my education courses. I learned a new appreciate for phonics building skills and an understanding on how children read.
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I had a student in third grade move in that couldn't read kindergarten sight words, that's what helped me decide on literacy education for my masters degree.
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