Contentment

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"Contentment is not the fulfillment of

of what you want, but the realization of

how much you already have."

-Author Unknown

I really don’t need to go shopping to feel the spirit of Christmas…I am thankful and content with the friendships I already have…they are like little presents in my heart! Thank you for sharing, helping, laughing and eating with me! You are what make the MAGEC in Christmas!! Take your reports and “wrap” it up and enjoy the holidays!

'Thoughts for today"

"Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams."-Ashley Smith

The other day we had a break to honor our saint. As I was driving with my mother down in the southern part of the island, I couldn't help but look at my surroundings. The mountains were so high up as if they were touching the sky. The clouds were a perfect blue. The ocean seemed so still and the trees swayed softly. It was at that moment that I thought about how fortunate we are to live to see each day. I guess why I am blogging this information is because my good friend's body will be coming in this week for his burial. We grew up as childhood friends and just last session, he was murdered off-island. He left behind his children and a family who loved him dearly. As I was searching the Internet for appreciation quotes, I came across the one I quoted on the top of this blog from Ashley Smith. I felt a sense of accomplishment submitting my Diagnostic Report. Although the changes and approval are pending, I can honestly say that I devoted my time to complete that. It was about time that I stopped procrastinating. Even if that meant giving up going out for a night out, or waking up at dawn on days off to keep typing away. I'm thankful to have you all as group members. Remember that life is too short to sweat on the small stuff...at least that's what I have to keep telling myself. "God bless you all."

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The Little Engine that Assessed Reading Ability

"I think I can, I think I can" - The Little Engine That Could

I'm happy that this course has pushed my abilities in organization and structure, and has taught me how to assess reading ability. It's been tough keeping all of the assessments organized and the data put into tables, but I'm starting to see how my student works, and I can see how this would play out with several students if I was assessing students with literacy difficulty. I am excited to finish the report and discuss it with the parent. Doubly, I am excited to see if my recommendations for him will actually help. This will take a concerted effort from all parties, so we'll see. Anyway. That's all I have for tonight, just keep pressing on, and the rest will take care of itself.

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The Birth of a New Beginning...A Birthday Celebration!

Our birthdays are feathers in the broad wing of time

Jean Paul Richter

This is it....what we've all been gearing up for! Assessments are over, and now it's time to document the results on paper to make it legitimate. My only concern is, of course, the minimal amount of assessments performed on my student. Try as I may, I really don't think I have done enough as far as testing goes. But, I could only do as much as he would allow me to. After all, his attention span is on the short side, not to mention how very active he is. So, I can only hope and pray that what I did with him is enough to properly diagnose his level.

On another note, "Happy Birthday, Dr. Rivera!" May God bestow his blessings on you and see you through many more birthdays to come. Enjoy what's left of your special day!
Thanks everyone for making our party "magecal" for Dr. Rivera...Go, Team!

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To endure, toward GREATNESS

After the Thanksgiving break, it's now back to W-O-R-K!  I'm glad to be able to come back to my favorite Team (Team MAGEC, of course) and be encouraged and moved to work.  It's tough handling this on my own, and my predilection for procrastination would otherwise likely get the better of me if I were to only depend on my own steam.  Let us all remember, and take heart as we face this monster of a report head on, William Makepeace Thackeray's words, "To endure is greater than to dare; to tire out hostile fortune; to be daunted by no difficulty; to keep heart when all have lost it; to go through intrigue spotless; to forego even ambition when the end is gained--who can say this is not greatness?" (http://thinkexist.com/quotation/to_endure_is_greater_than_to_dare-to_tire_out/150084.html).

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I have always said that it will be great and we will all do well.  I think between the five of us, Thackeray would certainly agree that we've earned this title and more.  Great people can only do great things.  So let's get to it!

Another Journey Begins

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As we pour our hard work into completing our diagnostic report, let us look back and cherish the opportunity we had working with our students and look forward to the new year and strategies waiting for them....but of course before that, I'd like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!

"Happy Birthday Dr. Rivera"

"Because time itself is like a spiral, something special happens on your birthday each year. The same energy that God invested in you at birth is present once again."

--Menanchem Mendel Schneerson

Tis' the season to be jolly. My mind is fully set to blog today thanks to the good food that we have eaten for Dr. Rivera's birthday. Team MAGEC definitely works well together. As I continue to work on the Diagnostic Report I realize that this is perhaps one of the most important papers I have written in my graduate courses that I have taken. For one, it requires necessary data in order to complete the report. Secondly, this is an actual student that we were assessing. Finally, we are not only presenting this to the committee members, but the parents of the student as well. Maybe I'm just putting too much pressure on myself. I had to get some last minute data for my report which included the SAT 10 report. I had trouble finding it in the cumulative folder because it had to be filed by the homeroom teachers. I also had use my lunch recess time to complete one last assessment task with my student. The semester is drawing near and there are only two messages left to say in this blog..."Merry Christmas everyone." Also, "Happy Birthday Dr. Rivera."

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