tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26067265356614296572024-03-12T21:15:52.233-04:00Teachers with BurnoutFighting the good fight -- to get our sanity back from the ashes of burnout!Home Room Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05506448835437417251noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606726535661429657.post-5920456799252357862008-01-16T12:39:00.000-05:002008-01-16T13:02:54.880-05:00Stressed Teachers Can't Be Expected to Manage Problem BehavioursIf teachers don't have the support they need, the teachers suffer. So do the children. One of the risks for learners is that large classrooms containing a diversity of children can be impossible to manage. Sometimes, especially in smaller programs where their is no special support for children with behavior issues, the student has to be asked to leave the program.<br /><br />A study led by Yale Child Study Center researcher Walter S. Gilliam, titled “<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Prekindergartners</span><br />Left Behind: Expulsion Rates in State Prekindergarten Systems,” says that under-resourcing teachers does create the risk of expulsion and poor outcomes for children. The study is based on data gathered in the National Prekindergarten Study (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">NPS</span>).<br /><br />“No one wants to hear about three- and four-year-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">olds</span> being expelled from preschool, but<br />it happens rather frequently,” said Gilliam in a press release about the study. “<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Pre</span>-K teachers need access to the support staff they need to help manage classroom behavior problems. Without this support, we are setting up for failure both our children and their teachers.”<br /><br />When a child's behavior is unmanageable and teachers are not supported in finding special help and assessment for the child, learning opportunities for all are diminished. It is also agonizing and extremely stressful. These are the types of situations that exhaust and frustrate educators. Sharing information with parents about how class sizes and teacher burdens affect their children in a way that doesn't blame teachers is key to advancing better situations for teachers.<br /><br />This study and other resources are available at the <a href="http://www.fcd-us.org/resources/resources_show.htm?doc_id=464280">Foundation for Child Development.</a>Home Room Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05506448835437417251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606726535661429657.post-70893984784886554072008-01-14T23:46:00.001-05:002008-12-10T07:19:04.861-05:00Mid-Week Snapshot: Burnt-Out Teacher Diary<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimD7qwhyPQipYKmgspX1nM9sIXbGlhwBCcDOOspmf7TYIygxF4OrAyCBUBgSJwGrH4THxCi-PDlLY-E9x8rJBBsjSvGPMzjVLlBc82DdnQnv6B3k0G1H5decMN303MParRoOQS-MUk6VQ/s1600-h/photo_3171_20070904.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimD7qwhyPQipYKmgspX1nM9sIXbGlhwBCcDOOspmf7TYIygxF4OrAyCBUBgSJwGrH4THxCi-PDlLY-E9x8rJBBsjSvGPMzjVLlBc82DdnQnv6B3k0G1H5decMN303MParRoOQS-MUk6VQ/s320/photo_3171_20070904.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155560326674466466" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Dear Diary,<br />When I decided to dedicate my life to teaching,<br />WHAT WAS I THINKING????<br />Love,<br />Homeroom Teacher</span><br /></div>Home Room Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05506448835437417251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606726535661429657.post-47236298192008171032008-01-13T22:21:00.002-05:002008-01-13T22:52:36.544-05:00I've Paid My Dues....<p style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Experience is a jewel, and it had need be so, for it is often purchased at an infinite rate.</span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /> William Shakespeare</span></b></p>Home Room Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05506448835437417251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606726535661429657.post-60499386030511875102008-01-09T17:00:00.000-05:002008-12-10T07:19:05.137-05:00Ode to a New Semester of Student Teachers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-tKK7T6jZ0jwYS1xMAltbufRZGu7vb541Ei5wpnTz6vrgZfLbYCBys8ZoEie9YxeeuEBWOPCqP3OyweG1J5W1V-t6LDVFFMSMd6d86-A9h5wdxadv1ic15TWhbYFiqcYm_bghJE-kHgs/s1600-h/zzzzstudentteachers.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-tKK7T6jZ0jwYS1xMAltbufRZGu7vb541Ei5wpnTz6vrgZfLbYCBys8ZoEie9YxeeuEBWOPCqP3OyweG1J5W1V-t6LDVFFMSMd6d86-A9h5wdxadv1ic15TWhbYFiqcYm_bghJE-kHgs/s400/zzzzstudentteachers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155176704490554978" border="0" /></a>Home Room Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05506448835437417251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606726535661429657.post-80314609147628799672008-01-07T18:21:00.000-05:002008-01-13T22:51:21.865-05:00Will I Get a Raise, Because I Have a Ph.D. in Burnout<span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" ><span style="font-size:130%;">There is no education like adversity.<br /></span> <b><span style="font-size:130%;">Benjamin Disraeli</span> </b></span>Home Room Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05506448835437417251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606726535661429657.post-64764851075437333432008-01-03T22:13:00.000-05:002008-01-13T22:50:39.739-05:00If burnout doesn't kill us.....<span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:130%;" >Fractures well cured make us more strong.--</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);font-size:130%;" ><b><span style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /> Ralph Waldo Emerson</span></b></span>Home Room Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05506448835437417251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606726535661429657.post-26193732919360968552007-12-17T13:27:00.000-05:002008-01-13T22:49:43.577-05:00Precious Future<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:130%;" >I have spread my dreams beneath your feet. Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.<br /> <b>W.B. Yeats</b></span>Home Room Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05506448835437417251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606726535661429657.post-16224225873028341292007-12-16T12:25:00.000-05:002008-01-16T12:37:18.561-05:00Mini Yoga Sessions During the Day at Your DeskWe know that exercise can cut our stress during the day by helping to release tension and toxins while flooding our bodies with the positive effects of oxytocin. Many medical professionals advise talking lunch-hour walks to fight stress at work.<br /><br />But teacher's days aren't the same as other professionals. We often don't get lunch "hours" alone, we are usually responsible for playground, cafeteria or hall duty during our time. Teacher planning hours are seldom long enough to walk around campus.<br /><br />A meaningful alternative is to steal little bits of time throughout the day to use for yoga breaks--not crazy goat-on-a-steep-hill poses which would dirty your clothes or make you feel nutty, but simple little stretches that can be incorporated into your day whenever you have a moment to stretch and breathe--even if you must keep thinking. Once you learn the poses you'll find ways to use them.<br /><br />Marcia Langenberg, a teacher at the University of Alberta and a yoga practitioner, has posted an easy-to-follow<span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span><a href="http://www.centre4activeliving.ca/workplace/trr/tools/yoga_atdesk_en.html">series of tiny, free movies </a>on-line showing indoor, seated yoga poses. You don't have to leave your room, or you can do these poses in a break room--some will even work in a bathroom. <br /><br />The movies can inspire you to find ways to move and create a release for the day's tension, so they are well worth considering to add to your stress reduction toolbox.Home Room Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05506448835437417251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606726535661429657.post-37753293117867225532007-12-14T20:37:00.000-05:002008-12-10T07:19:05.369-05:00Mid-Week Snapshot<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLPufTbiFwCM-HnyT0N9zqMUzIeRgjbudzl4wh_nsYnlojOYFTdOAAL2scPoiejVg1cK3bqPsZkPpfP019XKuUYar-CQn7h-fGhJ73_gxQLUlm6pPeqSHERCTS39wyAq6HjbtY4lSRDVM/s1600-h/huh.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLPufTbiFwCM-HnyT0N9zqMUzIeRgjbudzl4wh_nsYnlojOYFTdOAAL2scPoiejVg1cK3bqPsZkPpfP019XKuUYar-CQn7h-fGhJ73_gxQLUlm6pPeqSHERCTS39wyAq6HjbtY4lSRDVM/s320/huh.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155511849378596482" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;">A teacher's brain the night before grades are due, after reading 30 student essays.</span></span><br /></div>Home Room Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05506448835437417251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606726535661429657.post-49204675555270467702007-12-10T15:44:00.000-05:002008-01-13T22:46:57.084-05:00We Will Prevail!<span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" >Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune, but great minds rise above them. --</span><b style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><span style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /> Washington Irving</span></b>Home Room Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05506448835437417251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606726535661429657.post-89792736010551174482007-12-03T18:11:00.000-05:002008-01-13T22:46:12.626-05:00We Don't Teach Well When We are Burnt-out<span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102); font-style: italic;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" >Leadership does not always wear the harness of compromise.<b>--Woodrow Wilson</b></span>Home Room Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05506448835437417251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606726535661429657.post-9386727503706979712007-11-29T14:28:00.000-05:002008-01-13T22:37:51.723-05:00Deciding What You Want Ends Burnout<p style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 102, 102);" align="center"><span style=";font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:130%;" >If you don't know where you are going,<br /> you'll end up someplace else. ~</span><span style=";font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:130%;" ><br /> <b>Yogi Berra</b></span></p>Home Room Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05506448835437417251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606726535661429657.post-69821621052755570642007-11-21T23:43:00.000-05:002008-12-10T07:19:05.554-05:00Mid-Week Snapshot / Dressed for Success<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfbaIGlNUSQYY30Cq2vVXRlwZtBSCy6tNqljYZ54U-BSNKrgj0YI4YjlbmkaDshfzOOvBQ6xHlTolhRVLUSmzla-ImZv0-uH6chdFY2nrBl-xZIzNDUvZtylLn5g5MlLUasmoLEkTOFA8/s1600-h/photo_2166_20070217.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfbaIGlNUSQYY30Cq2vVXRlwZtBSCy6tNqljYZ54U-BSNKrgj0YI4YjlbmkaDshfzOOvBQ6xHlTolhRVLUSmzla-ImZv0-uH6chdFY2nrBl-xZIzNDUvZtylLn5g5MlLUasmoLEkTOFA8/s320/photo_2166_20070217.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155559695314273938" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" ><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Why do I even bother wearing "professional" clothes when my professional meetings look like this?</span></span>Home Room Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05506448835437417251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606726535661429657.post-81876907180964306412007-11-19T13:26:00.000-05:002008-01-13T22:37:14.241-05:00A Beautiful Future<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" >The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.</span><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" ><br /> Eleanor Roosevelt </span></b>Home Room Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05506448835437417251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606726535661429657.post-76093534968341077972007-11-13T22:00:00.000-05:002008-01-13T22:35:07.417-05:00Surviving Burnout<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">You're happiest while you're making the greatest contribution.</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> --Robert F. Kennedy</span></span>Home Room Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05506448835437417251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606726535661429657.post-81649280683541154152007-11-07T16:50:00.000-05:002008-12-10T07:19:06.082-05:00Mid-Week Snapshot / When Will We Be Paid Fairly?<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOkL2VCxiZHVgyTeOaqjDhBhF8BBXPbkneTiJnFG0CXBNX_d10ei327AdjZqwaF-H-p_chfx18R-gReVZzew4oJG_8PQrPzOsrKHQXcTvejHaBPLJze43yuFHSxvUyLllltA328ZCEBpU/s1600-h/photo_4071_20071109.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOkL2VCxiZHVgyTeOaqjDhBhF8BBXPbkneTiJnFG0CXBNX_d10ei327AdjZqwaF-H-p_chfx18R-gReVZzew4oJG_8PQrPzOsrKHQXcTvejHaBPLJze43yuFHSxvUyLllltA328ZCEBpU/s320/photo_4071_20071109.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155561370351519410" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Alas, School Boards Keep a Tight Fist Over the Money<br />&<br />Teachers Will Be Paid Well When Pigs Fly<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">(though if we work together, we could teach that pig...</span>)<br /></span></span></div>Home Room Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05506448835437417251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606726535661429657.post-89010568111185741292007-11-05T22:06:00.000-05:002008-01-13T22:36:05.293-05:00Hope for Ending Burnout<span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:130%;" >The power of imagination makes us infinite.~~<b><br /> John Muir</b></span>Home Room Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05506448835437417251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606726535661429657.post-86067513143217403782007-10-29T22:04:00.000-04:002008-01-13T22:34:41.506-05:00Changing Ourselves<p style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" align="center"><span style=";font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:130%;" >Happiness depends upon ourselves.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /> Aristotle</span></b></span></p>Home Room Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05506448835437417251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606726535661429657.post-91639293990116196592007-10-23T13:54:00.000-04:002008-12-10T07:19:06.255-05:00Mid-Week Snapshot / No Recess<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6RuDHWvlKw6qeTWFBO-DieH6UcRqE2lHjB7P5eMIW3ENRSA9ZvR2-7VTSnehsReQaq9WOPZ-uSk2DPCXlyQKJFChInYZgfvKhI_wpBBg0tCpKngZ1DoF3njW6bqEodD0RzgF0gXy0yE0/s1600-h/photo_4483_20071216.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6RuDHWvlKw6qeTWFBO-DieH6UcRqE2lHjB7P5eMIW3ENRSA9ZvR2-7VTSnehsReQaq9WOPZ-uSk2DPCXlyQKJFChInYZgfvKhI_wpBBg0tCpKngZ1DoF3njW6bqEodD0RzgF0gXy0yE0/s320/photo_4483_20071216.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155562448388310722" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">On rainy days, we play board games instead of having recess outside.</span></span><br /></div>Home Room Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05506448835437417251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606726535661429657.post-10739249262642799292007-10-22T14:00:00.000-04:002008-01-13T22:34:06.316-05:00Recovery from Burnout<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:130%;" >You're happiest while you're making the greatest contribution.~~<br /> <b>Robert F. Kennedy</b></span>Home Room Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05506448835437417251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606726535661429657.post-83770471573690585992007-10-17T23:04:00.000-04:002008-12-10T07:19:06.446-05:00Mid-Week Snapshot: Escape<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHefzP9pcb-drhyZ_BubiiYpk8xUIG2YBs_Fsfgx0vPM31hKfSBEoC5W_NJck0IxVhAM7eC34W-xXWSMlzmqCOrFkI8TcCVTPLlbJz6_IIhOi6HZF7EQXJoVX8BHHEo9kqkwiaA9_ilmw/s1600-h/zzzescape.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHefzP9pcb-drhyZ_BubiiYpk8xUIG2YBs_Fsfgx0vPM31hKfSBEoC5W_NJck0IxVhAM7eC34W-xXWSMlzmqCOrFkI8TcCVTPLlbJz6_IIhOi6HZF7EQXJoVX8BHHEo9kqkwiaA9_ilmw/s400/zzzescape.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155178456837211762" border="0" /></a>Home Room Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05506448835437417251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606726535661429657.post-2877370644536494232007-10-15T13:23:00.000-04:002008-01-13T22:33:27.479-05:00Rising Above<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:130%;" >Live up to the best that is in you: Live noble lives, as you all may, in whatever condition you may find yourselves. ~<b><br /> Henry W. Longfellow</b></span>Home Room Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05506448835437417251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606726535661429657.post-38643801874239951822007-10-08T15:23:00.000-04:002007-10-08T15:25:38.547-04:00Preventing Teacher Burnout by Looking at the Big Picture<span style="font-size:130%;color:#009900;">"You must have long-range goals to keep from being frustrated by short-range failure" ~ Charles Nobel</span>Home Room Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05506448835437417251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606726535661429657.post-88065019634045751242007-10-07T14:32:00.000-04:002007-10-08T14:44:09.637-04:00What would be your price tag to change jobs?We may speak the same language, but apparently the state of teaching in Australia is very different than in the U.S.<br /><br />Australia's teacher crisis is that they have many new teachers, but older teachers aren't leaving spots for them. To encourage them to move on to other careers, according to the Courier Mail, a grant program was started--but it didn't have a full quota of applicants:<br /><span style="color:#993399;"><blockquote><span style="color:#993399;">"</span>UP to $18 million in "career change" grants<br />will be paid out to nearly 360<br />older primary school teachers being<br />jettisoned by Education Queensland to make<br />way for new graduates.<br />The<br />figure falls short of an estimated<br />$25 million that would have been<br />paid out if the full quota, set at 500<br />teachers, had successfully applied<br />for what has been dubbed the 'burn-out<br />bonus'.<span style="color:#993399;">"</span></span></blockquote><p><span style="color:#000000;">American teachers couldn't image this happening in US schools. In the US, school districts have special programs trying to recruit teachers from any field to fill slots, and people leave with no compensation to start over. I've had days where I would have left if someone offered me Haagen Daz and a plastic spoon! We need to study what is going on right in Australian schools.</span></p>Home Room Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05506448835437417251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606726535661429657.post-28832200570455704932007-10-03T14:58:00.000-04:002008-12-10T07:19:06.595-05:00Teachers with Burnout Midweek Snapshot<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpUFuDkSHhTnwo_15YDwQMTL_IZHmM-FJufN5ROYg5gnyWT_gecXLG8E_WdnvI97xfSao3SzjD_1Xpoa29y_rbNWk5KWoAD_KF9FQYDbQ0aFx1TE0fLjMbzZ2Z5GBQfj33ueAwjDTfnNQ/s1600-h/coins2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5119042402736003986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpUFuDkSHhTnwo_15YDwQMTL_IZHmM-FJufN5ROYg5gnyWT_gecXLG8E_WdnvI97xfSao3SzjD_1Xpoa29y_rbNWk5KWoAD_KF9FQYDbQ0aFx1TE0fLjMbzZ2Z5GBQfj33ueAwjDTfnNQ/s400/coins2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Home Room Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05506448835437417251noreply@blogger.com