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The Jose VilsonIt's not about a salary; it's all about reality.2014-08-26T11:57:17+00:00hourly1http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheJoseVilson?format=skinhttp://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.gifTheJoseVilsonhttp://feedburner.google.comAm I Wrong For Thinking We Could Be Something For Real?Jose Vilson2014-08-21T06:30:08-07:00http://thejosevilson.com/?p=13936
This afternoon, I happened upon a situation that most New Yorkers don't. I found myself walking into the ocean with maybe 50 people over a half-mile stretch of beach to my left and my right. The more I walked into the ocean, the less people I saw around me. I didn't even notice that, after […]

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This afternoon, I happened upon a situation that most New Yorkers don't. I found myself walking into the ocean with maybe 50 people over a half-mile stretch of beach to my left and my right. The more I walked into the ocean, the less people I saw around me. I didn't even notice that, after a few more feet of walking in, I had no one next to me, just me and the razor-sharp horizon in front of me. The once boisterous conversations around me became nothing but a din as the water crashed against my chest.

I don't usually get moments like this, contrary to popular belief about teachers' summer vacations, yet I couldn't help but notice the metaphor laid out by nature in front of me. With this consternation around Ferguson, and the resulting calls for reverberation and leadership from folks who are always asking us to rethink our education advocacy, I wonder whether our calls for teachers to speak up is truly in vain.

How do you fight back against what seems like an insurmountable ocean of inaction? How do you keep swimming with the salty waters constantly thwarting your plans, pushing back against the progress you seek?

Why ask anyone to speak up at all when the people who can take the leadership on speaking up are the people asking for folks to speak up? Sadly, all of us can fall into the trap of asking leaders (supposed or otherwise) to take leadership on items that they probably won't, like the incidents in Ferguson. I'm starting to see that new and responsive leadership is ultimately necessary, a leadership that's reflective of what we seek.

I wonder if I'm wrong to ask people with huge followings, with lots of books to sell, and with influence in their communities to do anything, much less do more than what they may or may not do already. Instead, those of us who do say, "Enough is enough" might have to speak louder and work better towards moving our communities towards understanding this multi-faceted justice.

In a utopian setting, we wouldn't have to ask. People who call themselves progressive leaders wouldn't have to be called out by us, and people calling for empathy wouldn't bat an eye before speaking out about any civil rights issue, because that's what real empathy looks like. Yet, this isn't utopia. Thus, we swim on.

I'm well aware that it only takes a few people to make a movement really flourish, but every so often, it would be nice if we didn't have to give any one person the green light to do what's right and lead. We have enough folks willing and able to do what's necessary for social justice. Thus, from this purview, leading looks like a simple choice.

Am I wrong for thinking that we could be something for real?

Jose

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This is a quick blog recommending that you read Our School by Sam Chaltain. I'm in the throes of reading three edu-books in a row while promoting mine. What Chaltain provides in buckets is a first-hand account of what's happening in two different, but clearly interesting schools in Washington, DC.   In case you're wondering, this isn't […]

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Our School by Sam Chaltain

This is a quick blog recommending that you read Our School by Sam Chaltain. I'm in the throes of reading three edu-books in a row while promoting mine. What Chaltain provides in buckets is a first-hand account of what's happening in two different, but clearly interesting schools in Washington, DC.

In case you're wondering, this isn't a book review.

For most of my educational career, I've mostly read books that already come with a slant, some more bent than others. There's a sense that it doesn't matter what actually happened and, instead, that the author's point of view already overlays any partially telling of the events. That's well and good because … this is what we do now. But, for a while, I've often wanted to know what things were happening in other schools besides what the numbers and figures tell us. I wanted to get a feel for how two different schools are handling the changing landscape of one of education reform's playgrounds.

This book has elements for that. It took a while to pick up the action, but after reading it, I felt empathy towards many of the situations in the book, and I'd recommend folks read for those moments. I read so many opinions on education that, at times, it's just nice getting a few pages of what's actually happening in these schools.

This book takes us through the struggles of a public school with a passionate leader trying to grapple with the mandates of DCPS leadership and a school staff that seems at once passionate yet inflexible. The second school is a brand new bilingual charter school (Mundo Verde) that wants to democratize all their decisions with staff and as much promise as any expeditionary school can muster, but soon ran into a need for organization, space, and strength. We get some in-depth conversations with teachers and parents as well, another interesting aspect that had me setting aside my own beliefs just to give a listen for other folks' reasons for doing what they do.

Sam, thanks for just talking things out here, and leaving your own opinions on how schools should run until the very end.

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For the purposes of this essay, I'm using the term "due process" in lieu of tenure because people like Whoopi Goldberg (and millions of others) confuse "tenure" for "job for life." If that's what we call "tenure," then "due process" is more exact. More and more, what it means for K-12 educators and college professors […]

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For the purposes of this essay, I'm using the term "due process" in lieu of tenure because people like Whoopi Goldberg (and millions of others) confuse "tenure" for "job for life." If that's what we call "tenure," then "due process" is more exact. More and more, what it means for K-12 educators and college professors is coming to a confluence.

As far as my contract is concerned, it's not like, after my third year, I got a job for life. Due process just gives me a better chance at talking back.

Teachers earn (please know this) due process after three years of working and building up a portfolio of pieces that we've gathered showing that we have the right to object to our dismissal for frivolous reasons. This carries tons of implications, especially in places where school funding waxes and wanes depending on who the principal, superintendent, mayor, or governor were / are. It means teachers can't get fired for frivolous reasons, many of which include being pregnant, speaking out of turn, dress code, or different racial make-up than the students they serve, or because the principal just doesn't like you.

Within reason.

This part especially matters because the reason needs to be clearly stated and reviewers need to do their part, too, if there is a "bad" teacher in our midst. I do agree that we have toxic individuals working in our schools, but rather than blame it on unqualified administrators (which seems to be the crux of almost every argument pro-due process), I'd like to focus on the ones you call "good." We still haven't quite pinpointed what "good" and "bad" teachers are, and I know more than a handful of administrators who, even after looking at frameworks and articles collected out of Harvard and Stanford, still can't actually tell me what a "good" teacher is. So, if good teachers deserve due process and bad ones don't, then what's your definition? "You know what I mean" isn't a good answer in deciding this person's livelihood, either.

Also, teachers have few incentives professionally to stay in the classroom. People who say "Well, if you don't want to teach, then leave" as a response to this rarely want to talk about teaching conditions, and why teaching attrition has been horrible. This gets compounded in high-need schools where the hardest working teachers in any building might spend hundreds of dollars and upwards on providing a nurturing environment for their students, something other professions barely do. Many school districts aren't in the position (and in the business) to re-do their education budgets and get smart about the way they operate.

Due process for educators at least gives teachers who want to stay a stake in the school system they serve. They've proven in their work that they can work well as teachers, as curriculum developers, as part of an education community and now deserve to think critically about their work with reasonable impunity. There are hundreds of instances where this is applicable. We all know of principals who form school committees around a specific idea, for example, and tell teachers to be as honest as possible in their findings in said committee. What happens when the teachers in that committee make a conclusion in that committee that the principal doesn't like?

This situation happens far too often, yet, due process at least assures that, should a principal feel like firing the teacher for having an opposing view (again, happens very frequently), an independent arbitrator can come in and make a conclusion about what actually happened after all the facts have been presented.

We can argue up and down about different cases, and argue over different measures for teacher evaluation (a step in the right direction overall), but the last 12 years of Bloombergian rule have only shown me the bright side of due process. With so many managerial shifts happening above teachers, and students (and their parents) moving up and out of school systems, teachers tend to be the only stability that schools have. That's important to any community, but especially in communities where instability reigns.

Schools close and open under different names with little to show for it. School chiefs come and go in what seems like rapid succession when sustainability gets thrown around like a bunch of other words that end in "-tion" (thinking: differentiation, etc.). Fads churn out almost as quickly as new teachers do, and so many drop about as quickly, without any sense of whether they worked or not. Due process seems to be the only way for educators to say, "If you can stick with us doing well for three years under this mess, you'll get a little more voice."

Obviously, this system, even with a revamped teacher evaluation, well-trained evaluators, and local unions playing ombudsmen, won't be perfect. Teachers, like students, are variables, and American education is far from standardizing best practices and belief systems on education. Yet, I fear we'll strip the imperfect in favor of … nothing. We consistently compare teaching to other professions, yet our governments have done next to nothing to make our profession anything comparable or commensurate to anything else, save a few commercials on ESPN.

Without due process, an administrator might look at this and say, "I don't like what he wrote. He needs to look for another line of work." Then we wonder why the most thoughtful folks in our field won't speak to their own profession.

Jose

p.s. – See? I didn't even have to bash anyone to make my point. Boo-yah.

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This morning, I imagined Marvin Gaye would have a few things to say about what's going on today: Today was supposed to be Michael Brown's fourth day in college, getting acclimated with the ins and outs of college life, surely different than the humdrum K-12 bells. Sadly, he never got his chance at college and […]

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This morning, I imagined Marvin Gaye would have a few things to say about what's going on today:

Today was supposed to be Michael Brown's fourth day in college, getting acclimated with the ins and outs of college life, surely different than the humdrum K-12 bells. Sadly, he never got his chance at college and career readiness as the Ferguson police's hands still smell of blood and tear gas. We never got the chance to see Michael Brown past the few pictures that the media has offered and the sharp image of him mother mourning. The names of young women and men who also had their potential stolen from them read like one of my student rosters at school.

Then it hit me. The activism around Trayvon Martin, Oscar Grant, Renisha McBride, and, more recently, Michael Brown, ripe with young folk doing amazing speaking and organizing, should serve as a reminder to adults a) how much we as adults often look down upon younger generations and b) how much potential the next generations have to move people forward.

In spite of the tragedy and strife of concluding that these public institutions aren't made for youth of color in mind, our nation's youth move in ways that adults can't, so let them. Instead of telling adults, "Here's what we used to do in the 60′s, so in order to be activists, here's what you need to do," we should be saying, "How can we help in your activism?"

Anytime we put ego and nostalgia over selflessness and progress, we lose.

Many of our favorite activists were high-school to college-age when they came into their advocacy young. The ones who were chased by dogs, thrown into trucks, and beaten without provocation were in high school and college, taking days off to work in communities and do the groundwork of the leaders. I see similar energy in spaces right now. Some adults are helping to facilitate these actions. Some adults are taking credit and / or snitching to elders for the sake of looking loyal.

Stop. Adults, if you're not helping, get out of the way. The "kids" are alright.

Jose

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This is often the way education conversations go: Higher-Up: Hey, so what do people want to talk about? Teacher 1: Can we talk about teacher evaluation? Higher-Up: Sure, what's on your mind? Teacher 1: Well, here it goes. [long diatribe about how great / terrible Danielson is] Higher-Up: Well, OK. Anyone else? Teacher 2 (of […]

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This is often the way education conversations go:

Higher-Up: Hey, so what do people want to talk about?
 Teacher 1: Can we talk about teacher evaluation?
 Higher-Up: Sure, what's on your mind?
 Teacher 1: Well, here it goes. [long diatribe about how great / terrible Danielson is]
 Higher-Up: Well, OK. Anyone else?
 Teacher 2 (of color): Can we talk about race now?
 Higher-Up: Sounds complicated. We need a more appropriate forum for th …
 Teacher 2: But this is urgent. We're having serious issues going on and so many of our kids are of …
 Higher-Up: OK, OK, OK. We'll get to it in a more appropriate forum. Anyone else?

Teacher 3: Let's talk about Common Core.
 Higher-Up: What about it?
 Teacher 3: My thinking is [even longer diatribe about Gates' involvement and how great / terrible standards are for kids]
 Higher-Up: I hear you. That's relevant. Anyone else?
 Teacher 2: Can we talk about race now? (with a little more emphasis)
 Higher-Up: I still don't think we're ready. We're really dealing with this issue and I'd rather we be better informed and nuanced about race before dealing with it.
 Teacher 2: But half the people here don't actually know what the CCSS is, the layers, and why they're either for or against any of it and …
 Higher-Up: SO everyone should have an opinion on the CCSS, so I allowed it.
 Teacher 2: UGH!

(skip to the last teacher on the list …)

Higher-Up: Anyone else?
 Teacher 100: I want to talk about the deleterious effects of poverty …
 Teacher 2: OK, so are we going to talk about race here?
 Higher-Up: Now, I said we needed the right forum …
 Teacher 2, agitated: NOOOO! YOU WAIT FOR THE RIGHT FORUM! ALL Y'ALL HERE TALKIN' BOUT ALL YOUR SINGLE LITTLE ISSUE BUT DON'T WANT TO FACE UP TO THE REALITY THAT OUR KIDS LOOK A LOT DIFFERENT THAN OUR STAFF, THEY DON'T WANT YOUR STINKING MIDDLE CLASS / UPPER CLASS VALUES, AND WANT TO KNOW WHY PEOPLE OF COLOR JUST LIKE THE ONES THEY SEE IN THE MIRROR ARE GETTING SHOT WITH NO CAUSE BY THE PEOPLE WHO ARE SUPPOSED TO PROTECT THEM!
 Higher-Up: Now, now, let's stay professi …
 Teacher 2: YOU CAN STICK YOUR PROFESSIONALISM UP YOUR …

And scene …

So, not that this has happened before, but I wonder, too frequently, why people always want to wait, wait, wait on discussing issues of race, even ones as point-blank (pardon the pun) as this Michael Brown tragedy. Whether on or offline, people always want to find the "right forum" for this conversation. I get that, with some discussions, we need to have certain protocol so people feel comfortable opening up about their experiences and, in many cases, unpacking their privilege. But then it always feels like people put off certain conversations until people forget them.

All the while, I must openly question how folks can go so hard when it comes to Common Core State Standards and all the reforms that come with it, and not dedicate a few minutes of their time to learn about, if not ask those who know something about, some of the tragedies affecting our kids, both locally and nationally. I refuse to stand in solidarity with those who won't do so with me.

Because the death of children of color at the hands of our executive branch takes more precedence than any set of standards.

I won't wait.

Jose

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http://thejosevilson.com/can-talk-race-michael-trayvon-renisha/feed/12http://thejosevilson.com/can-talk-race-michael-trayvon-renisha/Who Taught Educators To Hate Themselves? (About Lists and Authenticity)Jose Vilson2014-08-11T18:45:52-07:00http://thejosevilson.com/?p=13885
The following is a debate I've had with a few folk, so here is an uninterrupted fleshing out of these thoughts. Michael Petrilli put out another list of edu-influentials this year. This list, unlike the last time I wrote about this, didn't need any particular prodding from me regarding diversity and inclusion of women who […]

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The following is a debate I've had with a few folk, so here is an uninterrupted fleshing out of these thoughts.

Michael Petrilli put out another list of edu-influentials this year. This list, unlike the last time I wrote about this, didn't need any particular prodding from me regarding diversity and inclusion of women who discuss education policy. This list, unlike the last time, kept Sabrina, Audrey, and me, and added Xian Barrett, too. I generally feel ambivalent about lists, awards, or any special recognition unless I know there was a concentrated effort by a group of folks to put me on. For that, I must be thankful.

At first, I felt as strongly as Audrey Watters does about lists. For the most part, I do agree with her assertions:

We can debate, as philosophers have for ages, the meaning of these terms – "intelligence," "influence." But more importantly, we should ask: why do these characteristics matter? To whom do they matter? And once there's a practice in place that has defined these terms and has designed measurement tools to assess them and a scale to rank them, we should ask what purposes these designations serve. I don't mean what sorts of perks do you get with your Klout score or your IQ; I mean for us to consider how might these ranking systems reinscribe hierarchy and inequality, all the while purporting to offer an "objective" tool that reflects ability.

Sorta like "science," but not.

But then something hit me: there's a lot of connected educators and edu-activists saying they don't care about lists, awards, and recognition but taking them anyways. Before I became fully acquainted with the intricacies of social media and the worlds of ed-tech and edu-activism, lots of folks received plaudits, gifts, and followers just for existing, willing to include corporate sponsorship in their message as long as their "numbers" flew. Now that there's a wider range of folk getting in the door (and yes, I do mean me), there's a problem?

I'm suspicious.I'm suspicious when, out of 100 educator types that Secretary Arne Duncan follows, only two have the courage to say, "Hell no." (Audrey and John Spencer, if you must know.) I'm suspicious when we say we don't care about lists, but won't ask the creators of the lists to take our names down because we want our numbers to go up authentically, whatever that means. I'm suspicious when we're OK with everyone from celebrities, education professors, and other expert-types speak for us, but the minute an educator comes in that slot, it becomes an issue in our community. Some of the critique I see from educators about actual teachers seems counter-intuitive to building up a profession already favored by the general public.

In other words, who taught educators to hate themselves, specifically each other?

Sabrina Stevens also reminds us that, in spite of what others think, lists and awards do matter because they often lead to other opportunities, other ventures, and more recognition from within communities and from the outside communities, too. This leads to having more influence, getting to speak to others, having your ideas spread, and, yes, more opportunities. Human nature, for better or worse, often has us believing in numbers even when a part of us considers them irrelevant.

Is this a game of "don't hate the player, hate the game?" It's more like "Hate the game, and change it so everyone has a better chance to win.

Or don't play at all."As for me, I'm suspicious when we act like crabs in a barrel and never question the actual barrel. I'll keep doing what I do in promoting the great works I see all around me. I also have an obligation to promote the great works of folks who also don't get on the same lists others do, and I'll keep opening doors that were once only held open for folks with 20K followers and above. It's weird that people profess to hate the game yet embrace the benefits bestowed upon them from it. Reminds me of another type of privilege …

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http://thejosevilson.com/taught-educators-hate-lists-authenticity/feed/6http://thejosevilson.com/taught-educators-hate-lists-authenticity/Another Reason I Don't Like FOIL In MathJose Vilson2014-08-07T16:05:10-07:00http://thejosevilson.com/?p=13877
I recently wrote an article for Edutopia about factoring polynomials using areas and why FOIL is absolute crap: For one, I'm not a fan of FOIL (first-outside-inside-last) for a plethora of reasons. While I think it's handy to have an acronym that reminds students of a procedure, it only works in a very special case. […]

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I recently wrote an article for Edutopia about factoring polynomials using areas and why FOIL is absolute crap:

For one, I'm not a fan of FOIL (first-outside-inside-last) for a plethora of reasons. While I think it's handy to have an acronym that reminds students of a procedure, it only works in a very special case. In this case, FOIL works only for multiplying a binomial by another binomial. Does FOIL lead students toward understanding multiplication of all types of polynomials, or understanding why the distributive property works even with variables? I'm not so sure.

Please do let me know what you think about it! And please do encourage me to write more about math. I could use it in the coming school year!

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http://thejosevilson.com/another-reason-dont-like-foil-math/feed/12http://thejosevilson.com/another-reason-dont-like-foil-math/Eduflack's Review of This Is Not A Test, For Argument's SakeJose Vilson2014-08-06T04:50:03-07:00http://thejosevilson.com/?p=13858
Today, Patrick Riccards of EduFlack wrote a review of my book This Is Not A Test, and it moved me in a major way. Read this excerpt: But most importantly, I walked away thinking I want someone like Vilson to be teaching my kiddos. This is a teacher who cares and a teacher who is […]

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Today, Patrick Riccards of EduFlack wrote a review of my book This Is Not A Test, and it moved me in a major way. Read this excerpt:

But most importantly, I walked away thinking I want someone like Vilson to be teaching my kiddos. This is a teacher who cares and a teacher who is making a difference each and every day he steps into his classroom. We may disagree on the finer points of testing, with me hoping he would give more credit to the value of interim assessments in improving both teaching and learning. But there is no disagreeing that Vilson gets it. He knows what we are doing right and what we are doing wrong in the American classroom. He cuts through all of the flowery language and platitudes and excuses we hear far too often, and speaks truth on issues where honest truth is often absent. And he lays out issue after issue that I want to further engage him on, have a deeper discussion of, and, yes, try to change his mind about.

This.

I have a plethora of great reviews from friends, colleagues, and folks who agree with my edu-politic. But this one was special because, even though we've had good conversations on Twitter, I didn't think we had much in common. When it comes to assessment, we're as "opposite" as can be. I'm up for debate on most days when we . I don't play the edu-jargon games, so that makes it harder to paint me in a corner. Also, I understand, though not always agree, other viewpoints other than my own, which is important as a classroom teacher and an education writer.

I'm a firm believer that listening to other arguments can, at times, makes one's own argument stronger.

Yet, I'm glad it got through to Patrick because it lets me know that this idea of two sides of ed-deform is nonsense and that we can develop different approaches depending on the conversation. He also took it back to his own experiences as a father. That matters for me. He thinks he's going to sway me on some things. He won't, but it's good to know that I served him food for thought. Please read what he said because it really was heartfelt and tell him what you think.

We'll call it peace meal.

Jose

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Any so-called innovation deserves a second and third look when it's brought to kids, even if it's from Sir Ken Robinson. I saw this in my timeline, which says the following: "Education doesn't need to be reformed – it needs to be transformed. The key is not to standardize education, but to personalize it, to […]

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Any so-called innovation deserves a second and third look when it's brought to kids, even if it's from Sir Ken Robinson. I saw this in my timeline, which says the following:

"Education doesn't need to be reformed – it needs to be transformed. The key is not to standardize education, but to personalize it, to build achievement on discovering the individual talents of each child, to put students in an environment where they want to learn and where they can naturally discover their true passions." – Sir Ken Robinson

Whenever anyone mentions personalization, it usually involves some sort of tech, akin to extreme differentiation. Some folk have bastardized the word to include folks like Khan Academy or Rocketship, where the tech is more important than the pedagogy. Children get a responsive program in front of them that moves along depending on correct answers, but that's responsive, not personalized. Slight difference.

Let me preface my forthcoming critique by saying that I do believe in personalization generally. I think we need to better direct our school system so that students can discover their own paths without feeling like they've failed some ominous adult's expectations. I generally think students have to go a certain route because that's what society says, within reason. We don't have enough student voice in education, and fostering students voices matters in any democracy.

Having said that, personalization also depends a lot on the person doing the personalizing. Some of my favorite youth activists (thinking Stephanie Rivera and Hannah Nguyen here) always remind me how adults love to impose their adult issues onto kids. "Personalization" means different things. Some kids really don't know the things they're capable of. Some adults, neither.

Personalization looks different across race, class, and gender lines. For example, when I tell you how many teachers just want to dump kids in vocational schools or alternative schools when it's not necessary without asking them, that's a problem. Some adults are still so caught up with which jobs some kids deserve and who looks good for which jobs that, if we take personalization the wrong way, we're going back to making choices for kids at times when we can make choices with them.

We need appropriate baselines, too, and a timeline for when adults should make suggestions for their education. It's a touchy thing, and we need our system to be much more responsive than it currently is. Personalization is more powerful when, as educators, we show students other doors and let them decide. We're just giving them tools. However those tools look like, at least we've given them more pathways than were originally available to them without us.

But that's none of my business. Ain't nothin' personal.

Jose

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I just got back from three packed-house events in Chicago, Chapel Hill, and Philadelphia in July. In each space, the energy in the room took me aback because I'm still not used to the idea that a bunch of folks with busy lives want to hear my mouth run for two hours. Yet, by thinking […]

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I just got back from three packed-house events in Chicago, Chapel Hill, and Philadelphia in July. In each space, the energy in the room took me aback because I'm still not used to the idea that a bunch of folks with busy lives want to hear my mouth run for two hours. Yet, by thinking that I don't belong on that stage or on that mic, I perpetuate the power structure which often leaves teachers like me from believing we can set the table in education.

For instance, the Woodrow Wilson Foundation invited me to speak to 500 new teachers from all across the states about teacher leadership. This decision came shortly after they projected that only 5% of the teaching workforce would be of color, woman or man (it's at 18% now). For a moment, instead of saying, "Yes, of course I'm a natural choice!" I thought, "Wow, why me?"

I thought long and hard about what I might say to a group of burgeoning teachers and the sort of energy they needed to bring back to their schools. All of a sudden, something pulled me back to those first years, and the reason why I saw myself breaking away from the traditional routes of teaching. Our current school systems (and the people who inhabit them) force their visions upon us. They implore us to go into administration if we're motivated individuals. They almost force us into dean roles or central roles if we have other talents outside of teaching (and even excellent teaching isn't part of the equation for many leaders). Seeing these folk, quietly listening to them, and hearing that sense of optimism and disappointment in their districts took me to a place where I offered myself as the change I wanted to see.

I didn't want to, nor still want to, be famous.

The issue with so many of us is that we're so quick to douse the flames of our brightest without even knowing the source of their flames. Anyone in my intimate circle will attest to how grateful I am for these opportunities, but I also see how any sense of fame in education, especially for a teacher, can become notoriety, infamy, and unwarranted antagonism. Unlike other professions, like writers, doctors, and college professors, teachers are too often asked to put their head down in the service of others.

To some extent, this argument has validity. We do have a set of folks who only teach as a stepping stone and don't actually get better at their teaching. Also, collaboration and team building are critical to any school environment whereas competition amongst staff members doesn't improve collegiality. On the other hand, it suggests that we can't simultaneously shine bright individually and collectively and still get better at our craft by sharing their passions. When I first mentioned the idea of celebrity teachers, I mentioned this as a tongue-in-cheek comment about society's views of teachers. Now, I'm far more convinced of how even our most progressive institutions rarely handpick teachers to speak unless a) that teacher follows the "message" or b) that teacher rumbles.

I generally fall into b. Because of this, I use my platform to elevate as many folks as possible, and hoping to multiply that energy so others can pass it on. In places where teachers are given scripted lesson plans from publishing companies, where governors argue whether teachers should get paid a little less or a little more than minimum wage, where the ostensible representatives quip that they will shut down an entire school system because they feel like it, it's critical to have folks who want to take that extra step and say "Something's not right here." Teachers rely too often on someone outside of K-12 education to empower them when we could easily do it ourselves.

Before her passing, Maya Angelou left us a jewel about the difference between humility and modesty.

"'I don't know what arrogance means,' she said. 'You see, I have no patience with modesty. Modesty is a learned adaptation. It's stuck on like decals. As soon as life slams a modest person against the wall, that modesty will fall off faster than a G-string will fall off a stripper.'

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"Whenever I'm around some who is modest, I think, 'run like hell and all of fire,'' she said. 'You don't want modesty, you want humility. Humility comes from inside out. It says someone was here before me and I'm here because I've been paid for. I have something to do and I will do that because I'm paying for someone else who has yet to come.'"

And so it goes, and I implore everyone who's gotten these opportunities to see them as gifts, and the way we honor them is to push them to your limits. Lead from the front, back, or the side. Set an agenda separate from whatever the current education debate is or with the current agenda in mind. Be proud of your gifts and use them wisely.

Whether it's 30 folk, 100 folk, or 500 folk, we are the teachers who will slightly transform this, make it a bit of a break from the norm …

Jose

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MACKINAW, Ill.-- The juices were flowing on Sunday at Mackinaw Valley Vineyard's annual Grape Stomp and Harvest Festival.
Owner of Mackinaw Valley Vineyard and Winery Diane Hahn said, "We have two tubs and you sign up to stomp and the audience decides whose the best."
Some of the first winners of the day were Jaclyn Bennett, her mom and her sister.
Bennett said, "It's a fun get together with my mom and my sister, my mom has been wanting to do the grape stomp for a long time, It was a lot of fun! You definitely get your workout which is surprising. It's very slippery and it's hard to keep your balance and stay upright."
While Bennett and her family were first time stompers, some veterans came prepared.
Phyl Drake and Dorean Seitz have been part of the grape stomp for as long as it's been around.
Drake said, "It's been about 5 years we come every year and we come in costume."
In the past the sisters have brought tambourines, worn togas and Hawaiian outfits.
This year for their final stomp they came dressed as bunches of grapes.
Drake said, "My sister is going to retire this year so this is our last stomp!"
But there is a whole new generation of grape stompers ready to take their place.
The stompers didn't drink the grapes they crushed, instead, they could sample fine wines made the modern way and already bottled.
Hahn said, "We have 24 different wines that we make from our grapes on the property we have a special area set up so you can try out the wine before you buy it."
The Grape Stomp is the last big summer event but Mackinaw Valley Vineyard has band nights throughout September.

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After Junction, Lambert has been a City Manager in 9 Texas Cities from Abilene to Brownsville, most recently prior to coming to Kyle as City Manager of Leon Valley, Texas a suburb of San Antonio. Lambert has managed from 19 employees, (Junction,) to 1100 employees, (Brownsville,) and from a 90 million dollar budget to a $350,000 budget. ( Leon Valley is a full service city and has 10,000 residents and a staff of 106 employees.)
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BALTIMORE, Feb. 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- If George Washington applied to George Washington University in 2014, would he get in? The answer? Maybe not - and he's not alone. College application numbers are up nationwide but the national acceptance rate has been gradually declining over the past 10 years[i], making the road to a college education more competitive than ever before. To help give students an edge to overcome these worrying statistics, participating Sylvan Learning Centers are offering free SAT and ACT practice tests over Presidents' Day weekend, February 15th through 17th, perfect timing for students starting to prep for the April and May exams. These practice tests are designed to allow students to recreate test-day conditions, understand what subject areas they need to focus on during their continued test preparation and get ready for the day when their scores really count.
According to the College Board, only 43 percent of students who took the SAT were deemed academically prepared for college[ii]. Additionally, only 25 percent of students who took the ACT met readiness benchmarks in all four subject areas, according to an annual ACT report.[iii] Getting students to practice early and often is the first step in helping them succeed. That is why it's imperative that even students as early as 8th grade start taking advantage of practice test opportunities as a way to learn what they excel at and where their weak points are so they can seek the proper help before it's too late.
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Traffic has been a popular topic when it comes to a casino in Western Mass.
Thursday night, Palmer residents were able to view traffic plans created by Mohegan Sun should they receive a casino license.
Those plans would include several updates to roads in Palmer, especially those centralized around the Mass Pike exit.
Palmer residents packed into the Mohegan Sun headquarters on Main Street to catch a glimpse at the gaming company's traffic plans.
"It's a major reconstruction of the Exit 8, Thorndike Street, Route 32 interchange," said Paul Brody, project coordinator for Mohegan Sun Massachusetts.
Brody said the development would help pave the way for smoother traffic in Palmer should their billion-dollar proposed casino come to town.
"We're talking about going eight lanes with multiple turn lanes, changes in the signalization and moving the traffic to a degree that hasn't been experienced there in forever," said Brody.
The plans would be paid for by Mohegan Sun and would also include new pedestrian signals and sidewalks.
Palmer Town Councilor Paul Burns said the traffic changes are something the town has long been waiting for.
"I think the traffic plans are a good, comprehensive approach to resolving some traffic issues that already exist in town," said Burns.
Some residents said those already existing issues could be easily fixed with Mohegan's plans.
"I really think that they're dealing with it and it's a win-win for Palmer," said resident Jim St. Amand.
But others said there are still some unanswered questions. "The guy didn't give me any answers to how they're going to rebuild High Street and Thorndike Street," said resident Tom Losaw.
"I don't see any way that they can say there won't be a traffic problem," explained resident Nelson Pease.
Brody said the plans are not set in stone and Mohegan is taking every consideration into thought. "When we receive comments, we take them to our traffic engineers and they have been elements of what we've proposed and will continue to propose to the gaming commission come Dec. 31," said Brody.
Palmer residents will head to the polls on Nov. 5 to vote on whether or not to accept a host community agreement with Mohegan Sun.
The other contender for a Western Mass casino is MGM Springfield. The city of Springfield already voted to approve their host community agreement back in July.
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Springsteen Kicks Off Summer Leg Tonight In Boston
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band kick off their 14-date summer tour over two shows tonight and tomorrow (August 14th and 15th) at Boston's Fenway Park. The trek will hit Foxboro, Massachusetts; Toronto; Moncton, New Brunswick; Vernon, New York; Philadelphia; and Washington, D.C., before wrapping up over three nights -- September 19th, 21st, and 22nd at New Jersey's MetLife Stadium -- marking Springsteen's first time playing his new hometown venue.
With the duties of home-life tugging on Springsteen, he enjoys the luxury of being able to make pitt stops while on the road, often commuting back home when he's on tour in North America: "Every musician has that, I mean, most musicians -- there are musicians that don't like to travel. And when I'm in the States I try to commute as much as I can, I'll go out and I'll play a couple of nights and I'll come home for three nights, or I'll stay a night and come home for two. So, we don't do any extensive, extensive road time unless we come to Europe in the summertime, or something -- and then the kids can come with us."
Steven Van Zandt explains that today, although Springsteen maps out a basic theme for each tour, he still leaves enough pockets for spontaneity to create its own magic: "At some point, he'll decide. . . I wanna talk about this this tour. This is the subject, this is the 'theme,' if you will, and then we fit the other stuff around that. But then there will be segments of the show where as always anything goes, and that'll change every night. We always change a good third, I'd say. There's spontaneity built in, y'know?"
Nils Lofgren says that although Springsteen has always allowed spots for one of his legendary "anything can happen" moments, over the band's past two tours the fan requests and covers were a way to keep the show evolving: "We've always done an improv show, but usually there's a theme to the set. And you can always read Bruce and he kinda surprises you, but the setlist has some function. I think after months out on the road when he started dragging like 30 signs in a pile on stage. But I think after he stared doing that, he just, I think -- I'm not speaking for him -- it's almost that he fell into this. . . to challenge himself and us, to keep himself excited and engaged, the next frontier was just starting to call the whole set audibly. I mean, he started changing the first song on the way to the stage."
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• BSc (Hons) Complementary Therapies: B390
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• Diploma in Complementary Therapies (DipHE): B302
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• Health sciences make up 100 credits (27.8%) of the programme; about half of this is biological sciences and the rest social sciences. As in all science the emphasis is on evidence-based knowledge.
• Seventy credits (19.4%) of the programme are concerned with research methods and a final year research project. In the research modules, students are required to develop their skills of critical appraisal.
• The bodywork modules which constitute 140 credits (38.9%) also include substantial components of biological science and students are required to make use of research skills within their case studies.
• The remaining 13.9% of the programme is made up of a business module, work placement and student clinic.
Our external examiner has commented on the high quality of the programme:
'The structure and content of the programme is excellent with a well balanced mix of theory and practice based education to prepare graduates for professional clinical practice as complementary therapists. The programme takes in to consideration the educational requirements of the associated professional bodies however far exceed these in all subject areas… I was also impressed with the work produced by students for the dissertation module, particularly as this requires students to undertake a small research project.'
A Foundation to Science is available for students who wish to complete the BSc (Hons) Complementary Therapies programme but do not have the necessary entry qualifications (B300). For students who wish to study at degree level but do not wish to commit to the three year full-time BSc (Hons) Complementary Therapies, we have introduced a Certificate (B301, one year full-time) and a Diploma (B302, two years full-time) in Complementary Therapies. All of the above programme can also be studied part-time.
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ceran top stove, microwave, refrigerator with ice maker, dishwasher
disposal. There is everything you need away from home (coffeemaker,
toaster, toaster oven, electric mixer etc. Plenty of
dishes, glasses, mugs, pots & pans, silverware and utensils, etc.)
Living room has 2 recliners with ottomans,1 end table, coffee table,1 sleeper sofa,
1 lamp, 1 reading lamp, entertainment unit including
new 32" Sony LCD TV, DVD player and stereo with CD and tape player,computer desk and chair.
Dining room has table (with one insert)and 4 chairs.
Laundry room in unit has a front loading washer & dryer, iron and ironing
board and laundry basket.
Cheerful enclosed balcony has drop leaf table with 2 chairs .Play cards or snack here and enjoy the sunset.
Master bedroom has comfortable king size bed, two
dressers , 27"TV ,2 end tables ,2 lamps,1 tiffany
lamp,small table, 2 chairs and his and hers closet.
Guest room has two twin beds,2 dressers,1 swivel chair.
Ample linens and towels provided.
Air conditioning and three fans add to your
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55+ active,friendly community with bright clubhouse, large pool
and shuffle board.
Walk to Sonic Restaurant,CVS,Walgreens,Boston Market,Kmart,Outback,Majestic Movie Theater,
Ihop,Lin's Chinese Restaurant,Crispers,Carrabas,Publix,etc.Miracle Mile with its many stores,boutiques,fresh market,TJmax,etc. is also walking distance.
Less than 3 miles to best beach in Vero.
Minutes to more great restaurants,stores,parks,theater,
museum,botanical garden,golf courses, etc.
Indian River mall is 5 miles away and the outlet mall is
8 miles away.
No pets/smoking.
3 months minimum lease.
activities and attractions in Vero Beach Atlantic Coast Central
One and a half hours to Orlando or West Palm Beach airports,Disney
World,Universal Studios,Sea World.
Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral are 1 hour away.
45 minutes to Melbourne Airport.
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Off-season reduced rates
January -April $1,600 per month (Security required $500.00)
May-December $1000 per month (Security required $500.00)
Cleaning fee of $75 upon exit
All rentals - 3 months minimum lease
Association screening required for a fee of $40.00
State and county tax of 11% applies
All utilities (electric up to $50.00), basic cable,wifi included in price.
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Top things to do in Vero Beach
- rent pantoon boat
- airboat ride at Blue Cypress lake
- shopping,antiquing
- go to performing arts theater
- jungle trail,nature preserve
Top things to do on a budget
- McKee botanical garden
- enjoy the beach,parks
- play tennis,shuffle board
- go to gym,dance studio,etc.
- bowling,movie theater
Top things to do with a family
- picnic on beach
- visit a ranch,Seal museum,Harbor Branch
- see manatees,dolphins
- canoe,kayaking,take boat ride to Pelican Island
- 2 terrific libraries
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They shared a lot growing up, but tonight siblings Britney (Jacksonville) and Ashley (Kennesaw State) Holliday will stand on opposite sides of the court when their teams meet in Swisher Gym at 7 p.m.
After playing on the same teams growing up, Ashley, a senior at Kennesaw State, and Britney, a sophomore with the Dolphins, will face each other for the first time since entering college. Last year, this battle was delayed because of injuries, making this contest filled with different emotions.
"I am very nervous," Britney said. "I am nervous because (last year) when we player her, I didn't play and then she tore her ACL. I don't how I feel about playing against her."
"I am very excited to play against my little sister," Ashley said. "We have both worked hard to this point. It's been our goal to play at this level. Win or lose, it's going to be good for our family."
The sisters both starred at JL Mann High School in Greenville, S.C. They played together when Britney was freshman and helped the Patriots win the state title. As Ashley moved on to Kennesaw State, Britney later earned all-state honors as a junior en route to being named one of the top five players in South Carolina in her senior season.
When it came to choosing a college, Britney chose a different A-Sun destination. Despite not going to Kennesaw State, Ashley was supportive and gave advice during Britney's process.
"She was very, very happy," Britney said when Ashley learned she picked JU. "Overall, she said make sure you talk to the coaches about everything and make sure you honestly talk to your teammates first. Ask all of the questions you can to your teammates because they are going to be very honest. That helped me a lot. She was very positive about the whole situation."
Ashley added some more advice to Britney to keep her on the right path.
"I was very straight forward with her," Ashley said. "Overall, I told her that playing (college basketball) was never going to be easy. You have to compete and work hard at it every day."
Britney has definitely taken her sister's advice after battling through injuries in her first two seasons with the Dolphins.
This season, Britney has scored in seven games off the bench and pulled down 10 of her 12 rebounds in the last six contests she has played.
Ashley is currently third on the Owls in scoring (10.0) which leads to competitiveness they say might come out tonight.
"We were very competitive growing up," Ashley said. "We couldn't even guard each other at times because we would get so mad."
"Yes (laughs), it was horrible back then but we got over it," Britney recalled on their heated hoops battles. "When I would steal the basketball in practice, we wouldn't talk for the rest of the day. It was really competitive."
The competitiveness has also led to a difference in opinion of who mom, Michelle, will cheer for Monday.
"Not sure (laughs)," Ashley said on who Mom is rooting for. "Last year, she called us the week of the game and wished us good luck. I know she just wants to see both of us do well."
"She is (nervous)," Britney said. "But then again she is going to be rooting hard for Ashley. I am going to be rooting hard for her (Ashley) too, but at the same time 'Let's go JU'."
Regardless of the result, the Holliday family will walk away the winners Monday night in Swisher Gym.


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Of all the fine restaurants in Healdsburg, the one with the warmest, most welcoming vibe is undoubtedly Baci Café & Wine Bar.
The husband and wife owners are the source of this affability. Executive Chef Shari Sarabi is originally from Iran and Lisbeth Holmefjord, who runs the front of the house, is originally from Norway. They met in Hawaii where Sarabi had an Italian restaurant, also called Baci, which Holmefjord frequented. Baci — Italian for "kisses" — were evidently shared along with the pasta, and the couple married and had three sons.
How sweet. And this warmth spills into the restaurant. You can feel it. The wood-fired oven blazing in the heart of the room sums it up.
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Italian cuisine is the most popular in the world, according to John Mariani, Esquire magazine's food critic, which is reason enough for an Iranian chef to serve it, but Chef Sarabi has done Persian cooking at Baci for special occasions, and folks looking for something deliciously different might consider signing up for Baci's emails on the website for notifications of such occasions.
The wine bar features a nice selection of Italian reds. A 2003 I Saltari amarone for $59 is a bargain. Most of the list, though, is devoted to local wines, especially from the Dry Creek Valley. Gustafson, Ramazzotti, Flanagan and Mueller wineries are featured. Corkage is $15, waived for one bottle if you also order a bottle from the house.
The menu is full of Italian cuisine's greatest hits, such as the Burrata ($14, 2-1/2 stars). This one is not the traditional pouch of mozzarella filled with cream that spills out when cut, but rather the fresh mozzarella is mashed with cream and divided into three portions. Three toast rounds topped with braised leeks and pancetta get portions of the burrata. The soft, creamy cheese in turn is turbo-charged with more intense flavors by toppings of pesto and sun-dried tomato. The Italians are so lavish in the sensuousness of their food.


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Surprise Everyone! - 4 Bedroom Exec Home in Surprise
- bedrooms 4
- baths 3½
- sleeps 8
- pool yes
- hot tub yes
- pets allowed no
- type House
- community Litchfield Manor
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This beautiful Tuscan style Family Home is available year round and is located in the Litchfield Manor subdivision in beautiful Surprise, Arizona.
(***NOTE - Pictures by a guest - Lise Hunt check her website - (lisehunt))
** DON'T go to a hotel and sit on the bed to watch TV
** DON'T share the pool with large rambuncious groups of children
** DON'T pay $20 for a piece of toast, coffee and a overcooked egg
** DON'T wake up with a maid knocking on your door and a loud neighbor
** DON'T squish your kids together on a hotel cot
** DON'T get a room over the hotel cabaret
This home has 4 roomy bedrooms, 3 ? bathrooms and a 3 car garage with a private heated pool and hot-tub - everything that expensive hotel has and more. NOTE: One large bedroom on main floor with generous ensuite for seniors or disabled. It has over 2850 square feet of living space.
The backyard Pebble-Tec pool can be heated when required (MAY BE ADDITIONAL CHARGE) and the hot-tub is only minutes away from being hot and soothing. The pool has a safety fence and the patio door and outside pool gate closes automatically to prevent children from getting into the pool area. The patio has a outside fan and comfortable Better Homes and Gardens brand furniture to relax on and spend the day outside.
A large flagstone patio has been added for the four cushy chairs that are gathered around a propane firepit. The 10' offset umbrella keeps the sun off during the day. Enjoy the warm toasty fireplace while watching children in the pool or hottub.
NEW!! Added a 32" color TV on the covered patio. You can watch the game while you enjoy the weather outside.
NEW!! Just added a new laptop for your use. Faster to surf the web than the old Dell. Older computer still here as two may want to use internet.
All furniture is quality Ashley brand furnishings in current styles. The formal dining room
features 6 stylish upholstered chairs and a matching lighted china cabinet in order to dine in style when celebrating the holidays away from home. The matching entertainment unit contains a 42? plasma High Definition Panasonic TV with cable. The wireless internet connection in the upstairs loft office area is connected to a Dell computer for your use during your stay.
NEW for GOLFERS - Just Added - 2 sets of Golf Clubs (Callaway Big Bertha, King Snake, Odyssey putter, Cleveland Launcher) in Ping Cart Bags. Guest may use these clubs during their stay. Try a little golf in Arizona without having to rent clubs.
The solid maple kitchen cabinets with Silstone countertop and glass block detail are stocked with brand new dishes, coffee maker, pots and pans, toaster, and everything you would need for cooking. Your drink will be ready with crushed ice, cubes or just plain cold water from the double door refrigerator / freezer. The patio is equipped with a Ducane Grill for your Barbeque. The home has a washer and dryer in the laundry area.
All of the bathrooms contain good quality towels. Extra linens and blankets are provided. The master bedroom has a new King size mattress with Ashley brand bedroom linens. The two other upstairs bedrooms have brand new Simmons Brand Queen size mattresses. All bedrooms have overhead fans. The downstairs bedroom also has a Simmons Brand Queen size mattress with Ashley Brand Bedroom linens. The master suite has double doors, with a huge master ensuite with large walk in shower, garden bath with glass block detail, two sinks and makeup area. The ensuite has an amazing large walk in closet and linen closet as well.
house rental amenities
30 Minutes to the Airport
4.0 Hours to the Grand Canyon - (must see)
2.5 Hours to Flagstaff, Arizona
1.5 Hours to Sedona (beautiful red rock tourist town)
2.0 Hours to Jerome, AZ (Mile High Town between Prescott and Flagstaff)
2.5 Hours to Tucson
4.0 Hours to Las Vegas
4.0 Hours to Mexico
3.0 Hours to Yuma
5.0 Hours to San Diego
Shopping - just minutes away from Frys, Safeway, 24 Hour Super WalMart, Home Depot, Ross, Target Stores and many others NOTE: New Tanger Outlet mall just a few minutes away!!
activities and attractions in Surprise Arizona
FOOTBALL - Just minutes away from University of Phoenix Stadium
(home of the Cardinals) (Fiesta Bowl)
HOCKEY - Jobbing Arena - Phoenix Coyotoes
BASEBALL - Chase Field - home of the Diamondbacks
BASKETBALL - US Airway Center - home of the Phoenix Suns
BASEBALL - Surprise Stadium - home to Kansas City Royals and Texas Rangers spring camp (just minutes away) 6 miles away - Peoria - home to Seattle Mariners and San Diego Padres spring camp
TENNIS - large bright courts at the Surprise Recreation Centre - minutes away
THEATRES - 14 Cinemas within Walking distance at UltraStar Theatres in Surprise
SWIMMING - Surprise Recreation Center - has a Aquatic Centre with slides - minutes away
CASINOS - Casino Arizona in Scottsdale, Harrah's in Maricopa, Gila River Casino in Chandler
GOLF - Four Professional Golf Courses and tons of other courses
MUSEUMS - West Valley Art Museum & Heard Museum West - in Surprise, AZ
HIKING - White Tank Regional Park - hiking trails close to Surprise
CAR RACING - Speedworld Motorplex & Phoenix International Raceway
LIBRARY - Large library located at the Surprise Recreational Centre
LAKES - minutes to Lake Pleasant - Arizona Wakeboard Association has meets there
FISHING - at the man-made lake at the Surprise Recreation Centre
FRIENDS / RELATIVES - in Phoenix - Surprise is in Northwest Phoenix
Sun City is 4 miles away, Sun City West is 2 miles, Glendale - 8
Miles, Peoria - 6 Miles, Avondale - 13 Miles, Goodyear 20 miles, Tempe 38 miles, Mesa 44 miles, Maricopa 60 miles, Scottsdale 35 miles and Chandler 50 miles.
BOWLING / GAMES CENTRE - NEW Centre located next to the theatres (walking distance) - perfect family outing
vacation rental rates
Rental fees are:
**Jan. 5th - May 1st - $ 1,000.00 per week, 30 days - $ 3,500.00, 60 days - $6,000.00
**May 2nd - June 1st - $ 850.00 per week, 30 days - $ 3,000.00, 60 days - $5,000.00
**June 2nd - Oct. 15th - $700.00 per week, 30 days - $ 2,000.00, 60 days - $ 3,500.00
**Oct. 16th - Jan. 4th - $ 900.00 per week, 30 days - $ 3,200.00, 60 days - $ 5,900.00
* 150 Cleaning Fee (non-refundable) - ($200 per month - non-
* $500 Damage Deposit required up front / full rent required 2
weeks in advance - damage deposit
will be returned within 14 days. May be additional charge for pool
heating if gas meter shows exceptional increases.
Outdoor Smoking only please.
Payment to be wired to US bank account or I accept PAYPAL.


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A five-year-old boy has died after being trapped in a submerged vehicle for nearly 30 minutes on Friday night.
James "Bubba" Harris died Friday night at Cincinnati Children's Hospital.
According to sources, the family was getting ready for a short trip when the incident happened. Two kids and a dog were in the car while the parents were in the house.
The car rolled down the driveway and into a pond behind the house around 6 p.m.
The child's older sister and family dog were initially in the vehicle, but were able to escape the vehicle.
Florence Police say the James was submerged in the water for 30 minutes before rescue units could pull him out.
James was taken to Cincinnati Children's Hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
The incident still remains under investigation.
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One person died in a crash on SR-14 at Lieser Road in Vancouver on Thursday morning.
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At one point during the crash, the SUV lost a tire. It landed in one of the eastbound lanes of the highway, investigators said. Another car passing by hit the tire, they added.
Mark Hutton, who witnessed the crash, told FOX 12 that after he hit the tire in the road, he pulled over on the side of the highway, flagged down another driver to call 911, then went over to check on the driver of the Chevy Avalanche.
"He was breathing, but was unconscious," Hutton said. "So, I just tried to comfort him. I don't know if he heard me or not but just wanted him to know somebody was there to try to help out."
The driver who died in the crash has not been identified. According to a Washington State Patrol spokesman, investigators haven't confirmed if the driver was a man or a woman.
Investigators are still trying to determine the cause of the crash, but they believe alcohol might have been a factor, the spokesman said.
It did not appear as if the driver had been weaving in and out of his lane, Hutton said. The driver also didn't appear to be speeding, he added.
The right lane of SR-14 eastbound was closed for several hours. The lane is now back open.
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