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• W2064071034 abstract "Mr. Valadez revisits a day that was so full of powerful learning experiences - for his kindergarten students and their teacher - that he remembers every detail of it almost 20 years later. was neither, Living nor dead, and knew nothing, Looking into the heart of light, the silence. T. S. Eliot, Waste Land A STUDENT in a teacher semi-nar recently asked me, Did you ever have a perfect day when you taught elementary school? question made me think for a moment. Yes, said, I have, but only one day comes to mind. It is funny. In the 18 years that taught in California public schools, only one day stands out as being perfect. That is not to say that many other days were not good in themselves. Rather, this day was the best day because gained deeper insights into teaching and life. My perfect day happened in November 1984 when was teaching Spanish bilingual kindergarten at San Pedro Street School, Los Angeles. remember the year because it was also the year my baby brother, Victor, was killed. Victor died in a car crash in San Bernardino, California, at the age of 19. emotional and psychological toll on my family and me was intense. baby of the family was gone. To be honest, do not recall many details about the funeral because the pain was so strong. Nevertheless, resumed teaching in September, unsure whether could manage it. resolved to be there for my students and to do the best could. So my perfect day had much to do with grieving over the loss of my brother. It also had to do with an oak At the time, there was a huge oak in the kindergarten courtyard of San Pedro Street School. It was the largest tree in the neighborhood. You could see it from half a mile away, it was so big. When the sun shone, the courtyard was completely shaded by the tree's full branches. Because an oak tree is deciduous, its leaves change color with the seasons. While looking at the tree one day, decided to teach a unit about autumn, because there are no real seasons in Los Angeles. oak tree, felt, would serve as an emblem of how seasons pass and the impact that climate has upon leaves and plants. Having made my decision, developed and taught a unit about autumn to my kindergartners. On my perfect day in November, woke up feeling happy. It was Friday morning, and was excited about what we were going to do at school. This Friday was to be the culmination of my unit about autumn. had planned for a daylong experience with a number of learning activities. When entered my classroom at 7 a.m., was still happy. In the weeks prior, felt as if had been swimming in a sea of grief, but now had landed on an island. was standing on solid ground, and was happy. prepared the materials for the day's work. school bell rang at 9 a.m. It was a cold morning, and the children straggled into the classroom all jumpy and excited. We took off our jackets and hung them in the closet. Lunch bags were deposited in the their proper corner. Everyone was laughing. Everything was in synch. do believe there was not a single argument among my students that day. sat my students down on the rug, and we sang the good morning songs. talked to them about the day, about what we were going to do in our workstations. read stories about autumn to the class. We recited leaf poems: The red leaves are dancing, the orange one laughs, the brown leaves wave goodbye to the branches of the tree. showed the children pictures of autumn trees in various parts of our country. asked the group, Why do you think the leaves of some trees change color? My students did not know. explained that the reason the leaves change color is that the sap withdraws from the leaves when the cold weather comes in autumn. sap leaves the leaves, retreating to the trunk of the tree, which allows the tree to survive the winter. …" @default.
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• W2064071034 title "Perfect Day: A Meditation about Teaching" @default.
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