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How Long Have You Been Teaching in the Profession?
by Maineea
Tell us how long you have worked in public schools without sharing the number of years.
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Dee Hacket Ames The US declared that Martin Luther King Day would be a national holiday and the video for “Thriller” was broadcast on MTV!!!!
Diane Whitmore The whole school went into the library to watch the aftermath of the Challenger explosion.
Noreen Stilkey Cormier We used mimeograph printers. Have to love the purple fingers. Nancy Grant $5000 salary for the year, in a state that was near the top of the salary lists. 30 sixth graders, taught all subjects with no library/art/music/gym/special ed/ed techs support. Equipment = chalkboard and record player.
Kelly Jewell While student teaching in 4th grade, reassuring kids that I would protect them no matter what during lockdown drills because Sandy Hook happened.
JoAnn Lemire My first class of HS freshmen were in diapers when Neil Armstrong walked on the moon.
Julia Hanauer-Milne Oregon Trail was my kids’ favorite computer game.
Anne Freeman Walker In my first year of teaching my department head gave me the only Macintosh computer they had because I was the only one who knew how to use it.
Steve Hill Retired now but my first year of teaching the news was mentioning a break-in at an office in Washington DC in a complex called the Watergate Hotel.
