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		<title>View of teachers, a parent&#8217;s perspective</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:52:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Honestly, the first thing I notice are the aesthetics.  Did the teacher comb their hair? Are the clothes clean? How&#8217;s he/she smelling: too much perfume, too little bathing? Can&#8217;t help it, it&#8217;s a big part of the first impression. My &#8230; <a href="http://maestraeos.wordpress.com/2010/07/24/view-of-teachers-a-parents-perspective/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=maestraeos.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3107610&amp;post=109&amp;subd=maestraeos&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Advice for prospective Oakland Teaching Fellows</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 06:35:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those that are considering OTF&#8230; I recommend that you view it as a type of bootcamp.  It&#8217;s not for the faint of heart. I am an optimistic and passionate educator.  My previous teaching experience had been strenuous, but rewarding. &#8230; <a href="http://maestraeos.wordpress.com/2009/04/08/advice-for-prospective-oakland-teaching-fellows/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=maestraeos.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3107610&amp;post=80&amp;subd=maestraeos&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Reflections</title>
		<link>http://maestraeos.wordpress.com/2009/02/05/reflections/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 20:14:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I clearly remember the admonishments and emphatic warnings I got from some of my family and friends in San Diego before I came up to work in Oakland. They said I would get eaten up alive by the urban students &#8230; <a href="http://maestraeos.wordpress.com/2009/02/05/reflections/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=maestraeos.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3107610&amp;post=75&amp;subd=maestraeos&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>My first houseguest</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 23:28:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kai flew in on Friday night. I was a bit rushed and squeezed for time by the end of the day. It was cool to have him come in on BART and pick him up from the station 10 minutes &#8230; <a href="http://maestraeos.wordpress.com/2008/11/04/my-first-houseguest/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=maestraeos.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3107610&amp;post=73&amp;subd=maestraeos&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Sunset</title>
		<link>http://maestraeos.wordpress.com/2008/10/12/the-sunset/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 02:29:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is where real San Franciscans live&#8230;  where there is a sense of community and responsibility.  My place is a few blocks from the elementary school my daughter attends.  They start a bit late, and there was a concern about &#8230; <a href="http://maestraeos.wordpress.com/2008/10/12/the-sunset/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=maestraeos.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3107610&amp;post=70&amp;subd=maestraeos&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>how are you?</title>
		<link>http://maestraeos.wordpress.com/2008/10/02/how-are-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:26:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[elated. exhausted. empathetic. effervescent My life, now.  I do love it, even though it still has rough edges that occassional cut.  I am thankful to have the opportunity to work with students.  That is the easy part.  Getting here has &#8230; <a href="http://maestraeos.wordpress.com/2008/10/02/how-are-you/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=maestraeos.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3107610&amp;post=68&amp;subd=maestraeos&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Finally, the faces I longed to meet</title>
		<link>http://maestraeos.wordpress.com/2008/09/11/finally-the-faces-i-longed-to-meet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:52:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have an amazing school site.  We went on a retreat to Marin Headlands and stayed in the Youth Hostile.  I had an opportunity to get to know them outside the classroom.  At MetWest, it isn&#8217;t &#8220;us vs. them&#8221;.  The &#8230; <a href="http://maestraeos.wordpress.com/2008/09/11/finally-the-faces-i-longed-to-meet/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=maestraeos.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3107610&amp;post=64&amp;subd=maestraeos&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Muni is rad</title>
		<link>http://maestraeos.wordpress.com/2008/09/11/muni-is-rad/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:41:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, I am urban.  I live in an international city.  My kids are riding Muni and BART.  We get around and take in the sights.  We give smiles and whisk briskly on the hilly streets; pushing through wind or moving along &#8230; <a href="http://maestraeos.wordpress.com/2008/09/11/muni-is-rad/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=maestraeos.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3107610&amp;post=57&amp;subd=maestraeos&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Yea! I love Met West</title>
		<link>http://maestraeos.wordpress.com/2008/08/12/yea-i-love-met-west/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:39:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[      Walked into the school&#8217;s Personal Development meeting after getting my messages and finding out it was going on only an hour earlier.  The teachers and principal are amazing.  Great meeting, great vibe.  These educators love what they &#8230; <a href="http://maestraeos.wordpress.com/2008/08/12/yea-i-love-met-west/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=maestraeos.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3107610&amp;post=46&amp;subd=maestraeos&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Looking for a place in The City</title>
		<link>http://maestraeos.wordpress.com/2008/08/07/looking-for-a-place/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:54:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  I am finally and officially on the market for a new place.   Any and all prayers good wishing and vibes are appreciated. I have an appointment tomorrow and Saturday for viewing. Both places are Edwardian flats in the &#8230; <a href="http://maestraeos.wordpress.com/2008/08/07/looking-for-a-place/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=maestraeos.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3107610&amp;post=30&amp;subd=maestraeos&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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