Student Poems of Hope, Faith, ...
Collected by Jeffrey Pflaum, Educator/Author FAITH Trust me life.I trust you.If you don’tI have no oneto turn to.You’re all I’ve...
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Homebound Lessons for Educator...
Jeffrey Pflaum As an inner-city educator for many years, and a contributing author to EDUCATION NEWS, I created, developed, and...
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by Jeffrey Pflaum – The poem and photographs describe a scene where a teacher goes to the cafeteria to pick up his class. As he...
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Teaching: From the Inside Out Jeffrey Pflaum Introduction The poem you’re about to read describes my internal approach to education,...
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My “Contemplation Music Writing Program” expanded its journey from prose to bilingual poetry in “The Inner Cities Poetry Arts...
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By Kathleen Culliton – WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN — Johnny Arce was a good kid with a bad problem — he was hounded by bullies. They...
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Music goes hand-in-hand with other creative endeavors. This teacher writes, “Through music, from classical to popular, kids encounter...
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By Jeffrey Pflaum – Play music, think clearly about things, and write about whatever happens while listening. This simple...
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By Jeffrey Pflaum – Spring mornings light up my mind with the thought of taking a walk along Little Neck Bay to Fort Totten...
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Jeffrey Pflaum – It’s 12:35 p.m. I’m picking up my 6th grade class from the cafeteria. You can cut the heat with a knife. The...
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Jeffrey Pflaum – What would happen if you could perform the mathematical operations of adding, subtracting, multiplying, and...
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Jeffrey Pflaum – Picture this: I’m a language arts cluster teacher heading to an unmotivated 2nd grade class and thinking about...
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Jeffrey Pflaum – For the new school year, why not try a little “day music” to get educators acquainted with themselves,...
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Contemplation Music Writing: An Alternative to Mindfulness Programs Part 2: The Music Technique In Part 1 of “The Contemplation...
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Part 1: “The Counting Technique” As an inner-city elementary school teacher for thirty-four years (retired from the NYCDOE in...
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Jeffrey Pflaum – When I started teaching in the late 60s we set out to change public education with innovation and a whole lot...
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Jeffrey Pflaum – In the article titled, “The Inner Cities Poetry Arts Project,” published by Triadae Magazine at...
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Jeffrey Pflaum – Mindfulness programs are currently popular in schools across the United States. Why not? These meditative...
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Why bother teaching penmanship when you have all the pressures of testing hovering over your head? Teachers and parents should be...
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Jeffrey Pflaum – For my recent post on ED NEWS, “The Slow Walking Kindness Reflection Activity for Kids,” I created 3 short...
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