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Fall 2006
My Social and Emotional Skills
I need to feel excited and comfortable about starting kindergarten.
I need to know what kindergarten will be like.
I need to feel good about myself.
I need to get along with others.
I need to know how to talk with others and to listen.
How I Learn
I need to be excited about learning.
I need to learn to try things and keep trying even when it seems hard.
I need many ways to express myself.
I need to feel good about my family and culture, and to learn about
other cultures.
Using Words and Numbers
I need to be familiar with words and books.
I need to know shapes, sizes, and colors.
I need to learn to count and understand that numbers have meaning.
Support My Family, Culture, and Language
I need my school to welcome my family.
My family and I want all the grownups at my school to know and respect my culture, my learning style, and my family's needs.
Keep Me Safe and Healthy
I need to be safe and feel safe.
I need to have bathroom and self-help skills.
I need to be able to use my hands and fingers to do small tasks.
I need to be able to use my arms, legs, and body to make big movements.
I need to have my basic needs met before I come to school each day.
Communication Among the Grownups in My Life
My school experience will be best if my early childhood educators, kindergarten teachers, school staff, parents, and family members work together to help me learn.
I need my family to know what is happening at my school, what I am learning, and what I am expected to know.
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CONTENTS
Vol. 21, No. 1
The Tougher Standards Fad Hits Home
SPECIAL REPORT: New Orleans Schools After Katrina
EDITORIAL: The Educational Land Grab
Dismantling a Community
Voices from the Big Uneasy
Hurricane Katrina: Reading injustice, celebrating solidarity
Solidarity Not Charity
It Is About All of Us
Into the Flood and Out Again
Exploding the Privatization Myth
Socrates, Plato, Eric and Guys Like Me
Overhauling NCLB
Deepening Democracy
Fear of History
Bringing Globalization Home
Rethinking School Readiness
Rethinking Teacher Unions
COLUMNS AND DEPARTMENTS
Letters
Reviews
Strange Stuff
Short Stuff
Good Stuff
Resources
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