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Friday, November 11, 2005
Fitting In Fitness
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A principal who believes in the importance of physical activity can make room for it in the school day, as I learned when I visited KIPP South Fulton Academy for this story. Of course, it helps if your school day stretches to 5 p.m.
Parents, teacher, how much exercise do kids get at your school?
The Get Schooled Reading List
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Last Friday’s movie topic got me thinking about school-theme books I have read and loved. My favorite is Pat Conroy’s “The Water is Wide,” a memoir about teaching on an island off the South Carolina coast.
There are so many others. I’ll just mention one more: “One Day, All Children,” Wendy Kopp’s story of how she launched Teach for America (I applied and was accepted to this program in 1991…In the book, I learned applications were down that year and almost everyone was accepted! I declined the job. I chickened out and went to Japan.)
What school-oriented books, fiction or nonfiction, do you love? (I’ll compile a list of favorites and post it as a permanent link along with the movies…)
