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I feel the same--i'm trying to answer that same qu...

2008-03-11T10:48:00.000-05:00

I feel the same--i'm trying to answer that same question. Good Luck! I think what you are saying is great.

Mrs. T - Ugh, I absolutely hate when people say, "...

2008-03-03T19:13:00.000-06:00

Mrs. T - Ugh, I absolutely hate when people say, "June, July, and August" or anything along those lines. Yuck.

La Rebelde - I do the same thing - I try to start everything thinking about it as a blog post. (That's how I wrote my whole research paper/thesis for my student teaching, too.) (also, I will do your meme, soon.)

Ms. S - Thanks. Sometimes I just can't tell. Good to know that you're answers would be similar.

I think that your answers are honest and not at al...

2008-02-27T21:52:00.000-06:00

I think that your answers are honest and not at all too sappy. As a to-be licensed teacher, my answers to those types of questions are veritably the same as yours. Good luck =)

I don't think that's sappy--just honest. But it ca...

2008-02-27T01:06:00.000-06:00

I don't think that's sappy--just honest. But it can be so hard to articulate. Lately I've been trying to start those kinds of essays with an anecdote about my own experience. It just helps get my thoughts going. And then I can decide whether to cut the anecdote out or leave it in. Usually I leave it in if I have space. It also helps if I begin it like a blog post--if you're just writing a blog post, there's not so much pressure. and then the words get flowing. you can always revise after.

Definitely not too sappy. In your interviewing pro...

2008-02-26T23:20:00.000-06:00

Definitely not too sappy. In your interviewing process- play the sap card.
The three reasons you list certainly sound better than that old joke "June, July and August".