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Patti O'Hagan
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Harriet commented on Patti O'Hagan's blog post Day Five! What a wonderful day!"i am sure your friend appreciated your listening ear and advice!"
gramkit left a comment for Patti O'Hagan"Being afraid of working with exceptional needs children is normal. Even though I eventually specialized in that area, jt was occasionally overwhelming. My son and daughter-in-law. as well as a special nephew are teachers. I know that inclusion is a…"
Patti O'Hagan commented on Wendy Jo's blog post Day 5 - Lucky find"Can you come to Evansville and do this? West Side please! ;-)"
Patti O'Hagan commented on TracieLC71's blog post Day 2"This is awesome! No one ever really thinks of the administrators at schools...just the students and teachers, sometimes the lunch ladies. Good for you!"
Patti O'Hagan left a comment for gramkit"That's wonderful! I'm in educ 306 now, which is teaching children with exceptional needs. This may sound horrible but special needs kind of scares me.....I don't feel adequately prepared. And, with inclusion, I'm certain…"
gramkit left a comment for Patti O'Hagan"Patti.
I am so excited that you are close to stating your career in education. It is such a fulfilling field. I taught younger children, Kindergarten, K-6 with learning disabilities, all subjects. In my last few years of teaching, I worked with 3-6…"
Patti O'Hagan commented on Wendy Jo's blog post Day 4 - Halloween treats"I think getting mail that isn't a bill or credit card application makes EVERYONE'S day. I plan on sending out some awesome letters to some friends that I've lost contact with. Let's me honest--snail mail is awesome! I love that…"
Patti O'Hagan commented on gramkit's blog post DAY 7- Suggestions and acceptance of human errors."What did you used to teach? Perhaps you could give me the gift of being a mentor--I'm studying English Education right now, and I graduate in three semesters, and I'm a little nervous!"
Patti O'Hagan commented on CathyR's blog post Day 6 - Goblin greeting and Opening the door"I can't believe a person just walked right past her! That blows my mind. People can be cynical about "manners" anymore being gone, but things like this just show people that those things are still alive and well."
Patti O'Hagan commented on Rachel Melcher's blog post Day Three: Community Books"I LOVE THIS. Books are so amazing. What an amazing give!"
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- Why I'm choosing to give:
- I LOVE GIVING! <3
- What I'd most like to receive:
- Smiles. : )
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- About me:
- I'm a college student studying to be an English teacher. Giving has always been one of my favorite things, and I want to make as much of a difference in the world that I can.
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Patti O'Hagan's Blog
Day six--most of the giving was for me, and it wasn't even from me, but it works for me!
Posted on October 31, 2009 at 7:43pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
My mommy and daddy came down to see me today! I got SPOILED ROTTEN. I loved it! I wanted to take my friend out because she's been having a rough time but she went home with her roommate. My Dad did want a new USI shirt, so I made that my give. He picked out a really nice one and I purchased it for him. It's the least I could do...though it's definitely not enough!
Not a lot happened today, but it certainly was one of my best days. Tomorrow is homework catch-up day, but I'm sure I'll… Continue
Not a lot happened today, but it certainly was one of my best days. Tomorrow is homework catch-up day, but I'm sure I'll… Continue
Day Five! What a wonderful day!
Posted on October 30, 2009 at 7:49pm 2 Comments 0 Likes
I was kind of in a funk earlier today. I woke up early, downed mass amounts of coffee, and went to meet the class I'll be observing the next four weeks. It was absolutely wonderful! They are 12th grade Advance Placement students! All aboard the critical thinking train!! Then it was home and straight to class. After that, the weather was totally bring me down. It is just insanely dreary here! : ( Well, I was depressed and considered not going out, but I had a previous engagement with my Resident… Continue
Worst day ever? Don't think so!
Posted on October 29, 2009 at 7:23pm 2 Comments 0 Likes
So. I woke up in a pretty decent mood today. I knew there was a lot to do and not a lot of time, so I got straight to work. Basically, I've been working since 730 this morning. At One PM I went to the Writer's Room, where I'm training to be a tutor. Things kind of went downhill from there. I worked with not one but two ESL (English as a Second Language) students. It's very challenging helping someone with their writing who hasn't been speaking English his entire life! I'm by no means… Continue
Day Three--A gift for me and a gift for you.
Posted on October 28, 2009 at 8:51pm 4 Comments 0 Likes
So I definitely gave myself the gift of a nap today, and it was WONDERFUL. I also decided to take myself in for a free check-up on campus. It was the Health and Wellness Fair, where they gave out free H1N1 vaccinations (yucky), free cholesterol checks, free blood pressure checks, etc. Knowing heart disease is the number one killer in women, and I am overweight, I thought it would be a good idea to take advantage of this opportunity. I'm happy to report everything is completely normal. : ) It… Continue
Comment Wall (11 comments)
- At 6:41am on July 12, 2011,
Michele wwt said… - Wishing you a very happy birthday! :)
- At 5:13am on July 12, 2011,
Deb~ Community Manager said… - HAPPY BIRTHDAY PATTI!
- At 4:20am on July 12, 2011,
Lois55 wwt said… - Happy birthday, I hope it is a special day for you!
- At 6:15am on July 12, 2010, Deb~ Community Manager said…
- HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!
- At 10:56pm on October 30, 2009, gramkit said…
- Being afraid of working with exceptional needs children is normal. Even though I eventually specialized in that area, jt was occasionally overwhelming. My son and daughter-in-law. as well as a special nephew are teachers. I know that inclusion is a push. but so is raising test scores in general. I think lots of classroom teachers have lots of conflicting priorities. It is so hard to plan for those with special needs. They are worth it though.
Kathryn
- At 8:45am on October 30, 2009, gramkit said…
- Patti.
I am so excited that you are close to stating your career in education. It is such a fulfilling field. I taught younger children, Kindergarten, K-6 with learning disabilities, all subjects. In my last few years of teaching, I worked with 3-6 year olds with various develomental delaysm physical, cognitive, and language. I loved working with autistic children. I am not sure that my experiences will translate well to your field, even though I love English and Literature. At one time I considered that. I was a journalism major, english minor at first. Then I had babies and fell in love with early development. I have a master's in school and vocational counseling also. I really never used it professionally, because I wouldn't leave my classroom until I got too sick to teach. I have gone through the National Board Certification process. If there is anything that I can do to help or support you, I would be honored. My nephew just finished and started teaching. I miss helping him out with school stuff.
Kathryn
- At 3:16am on October 29, 2009, Harriet gave Patti O'Hagan a gift…
- At 1:29pm on October 26, 2009,
Elly Rose said… - Welcome to the Challenge. It will be an exciting experience. This community is so wonderful and the challenge stretches you. I will be looking for forward to reading your blogs.
Love and Light,
Elly Rose
- At 12:34pm on October 26, 2009,
genuine, wwt, welcomer said… - Hey, Welcome to the challenge and I'm happy you joined the book club group .... thanks for the book suggestions; I work with kids (childcare) so I'll have to check them out.
- At 8:58am on October 26, 2009, Anna said…
- What a sweet gesture.... the Valentine's Day card and treats!!! And the drive-thru... could you be any more sweeter than that? Keep up the kindness.....
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