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I am a writer and an artist, as well as a special education teacher in Phoenix, Arizona. I hold a black belt in Karate and a brown belt (soon to be black) in Jujitsu. I am currently working on my first novel and transitioning from my career in education to

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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Lust: 104 of 320
the softness ofskinmomentum of velvet nighta song of personal flightdarkness caresseswith shadow'sfingertipsmoaning music stirsin the crescendoof embraceSighingsurrenderencompassing losslifetime of littledeathsgivingvital breath More..
Education > Educational Philosophy America's dependency on standardized tests: 6 of 18
Standardized tests are tests that have been standardized in terms of their administration and scoring. Standardized tests are often multiple choice tests, although they may be true or false tests and some may have short answer or essay sections. The multiple choice and true and false tests are usually computer scored and the ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Buddhism Facts on Buddhism: 6 of 17
Buddhism is the main religion of many of the places in Asia that I have visited. Visiting India last year, I went to Sarnath, outside of the holy Indian city of Varanasi. There, I was able to walk upon the same ground as the Buddha. It was there that Buddha gave his first sermon to his disciples and started the wheel of dharm... More..
Education > Special Education Is the "No child left behind" law leaving children behind?: 15 of 36
No Child Left Behind (NCLB) was created to bring accountability to schools. Should schools be accountable? Absolutely! Should the methods to determine accountability rely on standardized tests? Absolutely not! NCLB contains rhetoric that allows the public to think that public schools are being measured in meaningful ways. If ... More..
Education > Special Education Mainstreaming special needs students: Understanding the debate: 24 of 57
Truly understanding the idea of mainstreaming special needs students is often very difficult for even the experienced teacher, let alone the lay person. Mainstreaming is appropriate in some situations and in others it isn't at all. The idea is to do what is best for the student. All special needs students have some sort of ed... More..
Sports & Recreation > Martial Arts The best martial arts for kids: 8 of 19
Children love martial arts! They get many benefits from taking classes, in terms of health and expend energy. In good classes, students even get some exposure to "stranger danger" techniques along with important self-defense applications. Is it important what martial art to choose? It depends upon the child. Many children gra... More..
Sports & Recreation > Martial Arts Guide to Japanese martial arts: 3 of 7
Japanese martial arts encompass a large variety of martial arts that are extremely diverse with differences in training techniques and tools, as well as, philosophy. The martial arts of Japan may be divided into categories, koryu and gendai budo. The difference between the two categories is whether the art existed prior to th... More..
Sports & Recreation > Martial Arts The real reason people teach martial arts: 4 of 9
Martial arts is a passion of mine. That is the real reason that I teach. I want to share that which I love so much and hold so dear. I teach Karate.When I first started getting interested in martial arts, I took some classes in self-defense. Along the way, I dabbled in Judo. I took Tai Chi for a while and Pakua. All of the di... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: The fire within: 21 of 47
Passion growslight flames glowwarming soulgrowing wholehearts beatfear love's retreatalways waitinganticipatingfire in the eyeshint of passion'ssurpriseknowing glowlost shadow More..
Education > Special Education Ways to improve American special education: 14 of 29
There is absolutely no doubt that American Education needs to be improved and included in that broad scope is special education. Special Education is the term used in the schools to encompass the specialized services that a child who has been diagnosed with a disability receives. The disability may be in the area of learning ... More..