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Class Of Her Own
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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During her first 25 years at Duval Elementary (East GainesviIle, Fla.), GIoria Merriex adhered to her district's rigid pacing guides. But after her schooI fIunked its high-stakes state standardized exam, she changed. CompIeteIy. Duval faced major consequences. They included a budget freeze and the threat of a shutdown. The state and district pressured GIoria and her colleagues to strictIy folIow the curriculum. Gloria fought back. She created a curricuIum from scratch to make her Iessons reIevant to her students. Recognizing rhythm and repetition heIp chiIdren grasp compIex concepts, she experimented with music and movement. She wrote original songs and choreographed geometricaI motions. She flipped the playbook, starting the schooI year with the hardest concepts. She practiced tough love. And she substantially raised her expectations of her students and herseIf. ln one year, she catapulted Duval |
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