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term='NASSP'/><category term='No Child Left Behind Act'/><title type='text'>Comments on Burlington High School Principal's Blog: Things That Have Me Thinking This Week...January 1...</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.patrickmlarkin.com/feeds/3866437005864098188/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1062805119775688325/3866437005864098188/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.patrickmlarkin.com/2012/01/things-that-have-me-thinking-this_17.html'/><author><name>Patrick Larkin, Principal</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08760505689988295836</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1FixJGMWnx0/TrVx_jpJmkI/AAAAAAAAD98/K5-kFcZxquI/s220/my%2Bpic%2B.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>1</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062805119775688325.post-5028819993085366343</id><published>2012-01-18T08:41:03.556-05:00</published><updated>2012-01-18T08:41:03.556-05:00</updated><title type='text'>I don&amp;#39;t entirely agree with Ira&amp;#39;s statemen...</title><content type='html'>I don&amp;#39;t entirely agree with Ira&amp;#39;s statement about time.  The world we live in is filled with deadlines.  Our scope and sequence is often unrealistic and should never be absolute, but we must teach students that time matters.  The lessons students learn from school are bigger than academics.  They need to learn time management, how to prioritize, and make responsible choices.  We need scope and sequence to keep us on track, but we should use it with a grain of salt. The teachable moment should never be skipped because of time crunch.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1062805119775688325/3866437005864098188/comments/default/5028819993085366343'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1062805119775688325/3866437005864098188/comments/default/5028819993085366343'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.patrickmlarkin.com/2012/01/things-that-have-me-thinking-this_17.html?showComment=1326894063556#c5028819993085366343' title=''/><author><name>Mrs. Combs</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04671136564977534823</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Az28qOcJlwU/TJEf5Y_iOAI/AAAAAAAAAEo/5hptB7MvTVM/S220/103_1579.JPG'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.patrickmlarkin.com/2012/01/things-that-have-me-thinking-this_17.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062805119775688325.post-3866437005864098188' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1062805119775688325/posts/default/3866437005864098188' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-169017094'/></entry></feed>
