TeacherPlanet Newsletter   April 30, 2007  
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Quote of the Week: The one real object of education is to have a student in the condition of continually asking questions. ~Bishop Mandell Creighton

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- Certificates & Awards: Student of the Week [See Details]
- Teaching Units: Cinco de Mayo [See Details]
- Worksheets: A Poem about Mom [See Details]
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- Tool of the Week: Ancient Egypt Revealed [See Details]
- ESL Feature: Fun Spelling Facts [See Details]
- Complimentary: 13 Ways to Improve Math Skills [Here]
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3. Humor and Inspiration:

- Crazy Cartoon: I must be out of memory! [See Cartoon]
- Joke of the Week: Science Jokes: Part 4 [Read Details]
- Fundraising 4 Teachers: Magazine Fundraising! [See Details]

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Announcement: Walden University

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5. Top Teacher News of the Week:

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- Too Hard On Students? Teacher Says No, But Won't Be Back
- Teacher of the Year prepares for summer in China
- Science educator named Teacher of Year
- Study: Stress, low pay turning teachers away
- Teachers don't deserve 12% salary hike
- Teachers offered 22% raise over five years
- Merit pay for teachers? It's worth exploring
- India wastes its greatest resource

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In this Issue:

1. Announcement
2. Lessons, Units & More
3. Humor & Inspiration
4. Other Sites for Teachers
5. Top Teacher News
6. Our Friends

 
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