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Re: [ArtsEducators] What they DON'T teach in "teacher school"

From: Woody Duncan (wduncan)
Date: Thu Mar 09 2000 - 17:28:43 PST

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    Timing is always in someone else's hands. We were in the middle of a
    Black History
    assembly. Some speeches and music by students, and when the vocal group
    was about to
    sing a song written for the tragedy in Columbine, the principal took the
    mike. Seems
    as if one of our autistic students had collapsed and died on the way to
    school that
    very morning. Tragedy is a learning experience that my students seem to
    be learning
    on a regular basis lately. When permission slips go home to ride the
    school bus to the
    funeral of a classmate, the real world is getting a little too close.
    The page is dedicated
    to Rodney http://Kancrn.kckps.k12.ks.us/rosedale/duncan/RMSmoviepage2.html
    the song is "We Might Heal". This was on February 25th. I got the news
    when he was
    rushed to the hospital, from an aide. The same aide came back a bit
    later needing
    comfort for her tears with the news that Rodney did not make it. Then
    we left for
    the assembly. Maybe it was the best time to tell everyone. I'm glad I
    didn't have to
    make the announcement.
                                                            Woody in KC

    L Skeen wrote:
    >
    > From: L Skeen <lpskeen@living-tree.net>
    >
    > Well, today I found out yet another thing they missed covering in
    > teacher's ed: What to do/how to handle when a kid dies. 

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