We would arrive there around dusk, and walk along the beach till the last of the fishermen had disappeared. Then we would head to the end of the pier, just to talk about life. Every once in a while we would see boats off in the distance, and we would make up wild stories about the adventures that the people on the boats were having. One time, a fisherman had left something tied to the pier, and we were horrified to pull it up and find a baby hammerhead shark on the line, eaten up by other animals, a huge crab still attached to it as we pulled it up. Another time, we headed there during a storm, in retrospect, a very dangerous and stupid thing to do. The waves crashed high against the pier, and we could actually feel it sway beneath us. We were full of dangerous behavior that day; it was the same time that we shared our first and only kiss, a foolish thing which could have jeopardized the best friendship that I have ever had. It would seem like a fishing pier would be an uncomfortable place to sit and talk, but it was not at all. The wood was old and worn, and it had the feel of satin. Whatever splinters had been on it had been worn away by time and the pounding of the water. The noise of the ocean, rather than being distracting, was lulling; in fact, it seemed to encourage us to talk about the serious things in life. Casey fell in love with someone else first, and when I think the sound of the water made the news easier for me to hear. I had...
The water and the balmy air also made it easier to pretend that Casey was not crying when describing their eventual breakup, and the betrayal of a mutual friend.
This qualitative research uses a Delphi study to explore the perceptions of special education teachers regarding retention. This Delphi study includes twenty-five to thirty special education teachers of K-12 in two California districts of less than 40,000 students. The information gathered provides leaders in the field with successful practices in retaining special education teachers. Purpose of the study The primary purpose of this study is to explore the perceptions of special education
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country's public schools are experiencing dwindling state education budgets and increased unfunded mandates from the federal government, the search for optimal approaches to providing high quality educational services for students with learning disabilities has assumed new importance and relevance. In an attempt to satisfy the mandates of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, a growing number of special educators agree that full inclusion is the optimal approach
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