#Springfield Elementary Grade 4

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Simpson Girls: Allison's Bio

Allison Taylor is one of Lisa's best friends. She was born on June 26. Lisa first met Allison in the hallway on the first day of school. During a lockdown drill, Lisa was pulled into Miss Hoover's class. After the lockdown took place, Lisa first saw Allison when she correctly answered a question. But Lisa never got a chance to interact with Allison until she defended her after she saw that she was being harassed by two bad girls in the hallway. She is described as smart, shy, naïve, and kind. She skipped a grade because she was too smart for the first grade, making her the youngest friend in Lisa's group. Allison always shows empathy for her friends and family around her even when it's not necessary. As sweet as this girl is, she faced very difficult obstacles at her old school. Before she attended Springfield Elementary School, Allison attended a different school in Springfield where she got dissed by some popular girls. The particular group of girls didn't think that Allison was cool or pretty enough so they wanted nothing to do with her. Like Lisa, she was targeted for being an overachiever, thus making her feel bad about herself. She realized that in order to get through life she treats other people the way they want to be treated, whether if they deserve her daily act of friendliness or not.

Name: Allison Taylor

Birthday: June 26

Birthplace: Cypress Creek

Parents Status: Currently together

Siblings: None

Pets: Merida and Ozzy (Has two cats and is thinking about getting a third cat)

Best Friends: Lisa, Janey, Alex, Isabel, Tumi

Other friends/allies: Tiffany, Ashley, Jenny, Greta, Brittany, Samantha

Current Crushes: Reiden, Donny, Brendan

Enemies: Sara, Sara's two best friends, Jessica, Francine, the Waverly Hill kids, Megan, the popular kids, Sherri and Terri, Nelson, Adam (the game show host of Springfield Fracas), Rick (the president of the Game Show Channel), Harper, Rachel (Lisa's former imaginary friend), Jimbo, Dolph, Kearney, Billy (the new editor of the Daily Fourth Gradian)

Interests: Music, animals, writing, making diaromas, playing volleyball

Hobbies: Hanging out with her friends, spending time with her family, playing the saxophone, playing with her cats

Likes: Cats, dolphins, birds, communicating with animals, her family, her friends, her allies, babysitting Maggie, animal sitting others pets, sleepovers, chocolate, donuts, anything cute, band, playing anagrams, being liked for who she is, being nice to others

Dislikes: Sexism, racism, animals getting hurt/killed, people getting discriminated for their gender/disability, being bullied, getting humiliated, having stage fright, performing in front of others, singing in front of others, having blurry vision, being clumsy, haunted houses, anything scary, heights, the unknown, rats, people getting hurt, seeing her family and friends upset, people being mean to her, having rumors being spread about her and her friends

Favorite Color: Blue (along with red, pink, and any other bright colors)

Extracurricular Activities: Plays her saxophone in the school band

Favorite Joke: How come no one told me that for 4 hours there was chocolate cake ALL over my face?!? Because you ate it alone, Taylor. You ate it alone.

What do you think of my bio for Allison, @barbaras-mermaid-cove?

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Around Springfield - Offices (Part 4)

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My OC’s

Here are all of my OC’s age, sexuality, physical description, college major/profession, family information, and ethnicity. If you search “oc stuff” on my page there’s more information like allergies, heights, health, etc. Tayden Mills: 20, bisexual, from San Diego CA Junior chemistry major at KU Fairly tall, thin frame but muscular. Short blonde hair, usually casually styled up in a slight swoop, 5′9″ Black framed glasses, brown eyes.  Lives in a house with Julius and Alex  Only child

Julius Kovak: 19, gay, from Kansas City KS Sophomore communication major at KU Tall and thin, lanky red hair and freckles, grey eyes. Pale complexion with flushed cheeks (usually), 6′1″  Lives in a house with Tayden and Alex  Alcoholic father, absent mother, abuse, younger siblings Lily Carter Jamie

Andrew Johnson: 21, bisexual, from Pittsburg KS Just graduated and is waiting to hear back on acceptance from medical schools  Dirty blond hair, short, usually spiked. Hazel/green eyes. Wire framed glasses. Tall and muscular, 6′2″ Rents a house with husband Zayn  Divorced parents, younger siblings Kayla Marley Max, older Jaina

Zayn Kalani: 23, bisexual, from Pittsburg KS 1st grade teacher at Lakeside Elementary  Black hair semi-long, tan skin, brown eyes. Average height, thin and scrawny but has abs, 5′11″ Saudi Arabian Rents a house with husband Andrew  Very close to younger siblings Aliah Arizona Amara

Jackson Davis: 21, gay, from Lawrence KS Senior chemistry major at KU Dark brown hair, very long (can put in a ponytail), darker skin (native american descent), hazel eyes, tall but stocky build, 6′1″ Native american Lives in an apartment with Kaiser Rich family, older sister Caroline

Kaiser Anderson: 22, gay, from Wichita KS Just graduated, working as a social worker for a local adoption company  Bleach blond curly hair (kind of an afro if he grows it out). Pale skin, blue eyes. Lives in an apartment with Jackson Fairly short, thin build, 5′8″ Irish Younger siblings Sam Charlotte and Felicite

Nathan Winters: 20, straight, from Lawrence KS Junior history major at KU Light brown hair, medium length with bangs. Big blue glasses, hazel eyes. Tall and muscular. Pale skin, 5′11″ Lives in an apartment with Hazel  Strict and abusive parents, raised brother Zander

Hazel Carter: 21, bisexual, from Lawrence KS Senior pre-pharmacy biology major at KU Long dark brown hair, green or brown eyes (depending on the day), very short and thin, 5′4″ Black glasses although usually wears contacts,  Lives in an apartment with Nathan Absent parents, raised by older brothers Finn and Dean 

Alex Martinez: 20, straight, from Dallas TX Attending WellSpring Medical JUCO but will start at KU for premed in the fall Short wavy brown hair, usually swept up messily. Green eyes, semi-tan skin. Tall and lanky, 6′0″ Lives with Tayden and Ollie Sister - Krystal 

Charlotte Jackson: 20, straight, from Springfield MO Junior communication major at KU Long wavy dirty blond hair. Green eyes, pale skin. Fairly thin and in good shape, 5′7′’ Lives in an apartment by herself Only child

Oliver (Ollie) Jenson: 22, straight, from Denver CO Graduated Short and stocky. Very short brown hair, brown eyes, 5′11″ Only child, divorced parents  Moved back to CO to work at a furniture company 

Krystal Martinez: 24, lesbian, from Dallas TX Got a business degree from K-state, sales rep for medical supply company Blue, wavy pixie cut with dark roots (natural blond). Hazel eyes, brown glasses. Tall and curvy. Pale complexion, 5′10″ Brother - Alex

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VOCATIONAL COUNSELOR Is Crucial To Your Business. Learn Why!

As teachers and also counselors, you understand that the grade school years are very important. voucher Throughout the grade school years, your trainees develop visions of what they prefer to do in their lives as they contribute to the labor force. With your help, your trainees continue to be open to brand-new career concepts and opportunities. As you collaborate with your students, your pupils do not make early profession selections or job prep work. For your trainees, elementary school is a time to construct understanding.

As primary school educators and also therapists, you use career education to promote self-regard, skill growth, and also choice making techniques. Your tasks are designed to build self, family members, school, area, and also career awareness. You use age-appropriate products that match your trainees' developmental levels. These tasks subject your pupils to a range of various work, occupation information resources, and also the reasons why individuals function.

When you prepare to develop age-appropriate materials items, examinations and also devices, you utilize career models like the National Job Growth Standards (NCDG). The National Occupation Advancement Standards (NCDG) have domains, goals, and also signs. Each domain represents a developmental location. Under each domain name, there are objectives or competencies. For each and every objective, signs highlight the expertise and also abilities required to attain the objective. The National Profession Development Guidelines (NCDG) prepares you to make materials that appropriate for your trainees.

As an elementary school therapists and teachers, you create individual career strategies as well as portfolios. Individual job strategies (ICP) -

Establish self-awareness Recognize first career objectives and also educational plans Rise employability and choice production abilities Specific occupation profiles summarize profession recognition tasks and also experiences that happen during the academic year. In addition to individual profession strategies as well as portfolios, you make use of a variety of sources -

Occupation days Profession fairs Neighborhood audio speakers Sightseeing tour Details interviewing Literary functions Coaches Collages, murals Educational video games Job shadowing Remarkable discussions Every one of the profession activities and tools combine academic work with career paths. Job activities work as structures for future skills. As instructors and therapists, you help students construct links in between academics and also real life circumstances. You utilize job education tasks to stress the relevance of language arts, mathematics, social studies, and also scientific research.

You reveal pupils that Language Arts have lots of usages in the work force:

Checking out Creating Paying attention skills You supply examples that demonstrate how people address issues when they use Maths. Various kinds of Maths include:

Addition Subtraction Multiplication Department In Social Studies, your pupils find out how abilities that are essential to be effective in the international market. In History, your pupils find out about -

Countries Languages Societies Your students learn the value of Science acquiring abilities to resolve problems. You show your pupils how applications of Science are used in different sectors, such as -

Food Media Farming Automotive industry The links between academics as well as real life situations enhance, create, and broaden formerly discovered skills. In recap, as a primary school teachers as well as therapists, you assist pupils:

Know and also value self Build self-worth and also confidence Learn as well as use the scholastic product Determine interests as well as develop partnerships between the school atmosphere as well as the work force Construct academic, communication, problem fixing, and social skills Increase awareness of the demand for future work abilities See the links between understanding in school, scholastic skills, work associated skills, and also occupations See profession possibilities See themselves as a future factor to the work pressure Receive empowerment Build self-reliance As counselors as well as educators, you develop self-awareness, family awareness, college awareness, area recognition, job/ work recognition, mindset development, skill advancement, decision making approaches, and also self-regard. You make use of age-appropriate products that match the developing degrees of the trainees. Examples of activities include individual occupation plans (ICP), private occupation portfolios, profession days, job fairs, expedition, information speaking with, and also collection book reports.

After completing job education activities, your pupils are prone to obtain greater qualities, academic achievement, institution involvement, and also interpersonal skills. In addition, your trainees are more experienced to complete more complex programs and also have higher graduation prices from senior high school. As your trainees grow older, they will certainly achieve their career visions and goals.

Referrals

1. American Counseling Association, Workplace of Public Policy and also Regulations. (2007 ). Effectiveness of School Counseling. Alexandria, VA: Writer.

2. Angel, N. Faye; Mooney, Marianne. (1996, December). Work-in-Progress: Career and Work Education And Learning for Elementary Students. (ED404516). Cincinnati, OH: Paper offered at the American Vocational Organization Convention.

3. Benning, Cathleen; Bergt, Richard; Sausaman, Pamela. (2003, May). Improving Trainee Recognition of Occupations via a Range of Methods. Thesis: Activity Research Study Project. (ED481018). Chicago, Illinois: Saint Xavier University.

4. Career Tec. (2000 ). K-12 Job Awareness & Growth Sequence [with Appendices, Executive as well as Application Overview] (ED450219). Springfield, Il: Writer.

5. Carey, John. (2003, January). What are the Expected Conveniences Associated with Executing a Comprehensive Assistance Program. School therapy Research Brief 1.1. Amherst, MA: Fredrickson Center for College Counseling Outcome Research Study.

6. Attempt, Donna E.; Maddy-Bernstein, Carolyn. (1999, September). Career Support Resource Overview for Elementary and Middle/Junior Senior High School Educators. (ED434216). Berkeley, CA: National Center for Research Study in Vocational Education And Learning.

7. DuVall, Patricia. (1995 ). Allow's Get Serious regarding Occupation Education And Learning for Elementary Trainees. AACE Perk Briefs. (ED386603). Hermosa Beach, CA: AACE Bonus Offer Briefs.

8. Ediger, Marlow. (2000, July). Vocational Education in the Primary School. (ED442979) Point Of View Documents

9. Gerver, Miriam, Shanley, Judy, O Cummings, Mindee. (2/14/02). Responding To the Question EMSTAC Additional Elementary and also Middle Schools. Washington, DC: Technical Help Center, (EMSTAC).

10. Hurley, Dan, Ed.; Thorp, Jim, Ed. (2002, May). Choices without Instructions: Job Assistance and also Decision-Making amongst American Young People. (ED465895). Grand Rapids, Michigan: Ferris State University Job Institute for Education and Labor Force Development.

11. Maddy-Bernstein, Carolyn; Dare, Donna E. (1997, December). Occupation Guidance for Elementary and also Intermediate School Pupils. Workplace of Student Services Brief, v9 n1. (ED415353). Berkeley, CA: National Center for Research in Vocational Education And Learning.

12. Ohio Department of Education And Learning, Division of Vocational and also Occupation Education, Ohio Career Advancement Plan, Individual Job Strategy, K to 5 (ED449322). Columbus, Ohio, 2000

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2, 4, 5, 6, 10, 22, 35, 47, 48, 53, 54, 56, 64, 66, 74, 79, 80, 90, 91, 104, 111, 117, 130, 134, 153 (omg, this is the most questions i have ever sent to anyone... there were so many good ones tho!!! uhhh, definitely take your time with this one.... i mean, always take your time to answer, but ESPECIALLY this one. if there is anything u can’t or don’t want to answer dw!!! ; w ; )

2 What’s your dream pet(Real or not)? Ik these are super bad to haveas pets bc they’re not made to be pets but god I’d love a fennec fox. Ik I canget one legally in state but its very not good to have exotic pets like thatlol.

4 What was your favoritevideo game growing up? I didn’t start playing Pokemon until middle school (like whenever blackcame out) but in elementary school I loved playing nintendogs and Mario kart onmy ds!

5: What three things/peopledo you think of most each day? 1. “ugh I should just skip class today except I shouldn’t but thenagain-“ 2 ex friends unfortunately and 3. My current friends and how theyre doing today

6: If you had a warninglabel, what would yours say? “WARNING: Don’t piss off”

22 Pet peeves? God a lot…the ones I can thinkof off the top of my head are: people talking over each other/interrupting andpeople who park SUPER badly and thus affect the rest of the parking lot/garage.

35 Where would you like totravel and/or live? Somewhere mountainous with lots of trees! While I liked going to NY fora trip, I doubt id wanna live there. Also someplace not super conservativewould be nice too.

47 What is a sound youreally hate? Tbh any noise my brother makes. He transitions to different ones everyso often. Once he had a toy from burger king that was lisa from the simpsonsthat would say ‘we gotta save springfield!’ and he knew it annoyed me and mybrother so hed hit the button over and over. He likes finding out what noisespiss us off the most and does it until he moves onto the next one. Also there’sa kit kat commercial on tv rn I loathe bc of the song on it idk! I hate it!

48 A sound you really love? Rain, cat noises, tbh most noisesfrom nature

53 How are you feeling rightnow? Tired haha

54: What color would youlike your hair to be right now? Anything pastel tbh!

56 Something that calms youdown? Fireball (my cat)or writing/drawing

64 Favorite animal(s): can’t answer this one bc Ilove all animals

66 Favorite emoticon: >⋮3c

74 What is one random butinteresting fact about yourself? I used to be able to quote the entire first two episodes of Fiona andCake from Adventure Time. Like I could recite everything and see it happeningin my brain. which is weird since i dont watch AT but i liked f&c for some reason. (idk I struggled with this one haha)

79 Something you wish didn’texist: I mean on aserious note stuff like racism, homo/transphobia, sexism, etc. on a lessserious note I wish trucks didn’t fucking exist outside of farms. Why the fuckdo you need a truck. you aint carrying shit. Fuck your truck. 

80 Something you wish didexist: myyyy self-insertstories bc it’d make all lives very interesting lemme tell ya.

90: If you were an animal,which one would you be? A ruddy somali cat no doubt no doubt

91: If a flower couldaesthetically represent you, what kind would it be? Idk any that exist rn butsomething neon colored that opens at night.

104 What is your favoritemineral or gem? Opals are so pretty I haven’t found one I haven’t liked!

111 A question you hatebeing asked? “What are you going to do with a Professional Writing™ degree?” Aaand“Any cute guys at college/got a boyfriend?”

117 What color do you wishthe sky was? Tbhhh I wouldn’t mind a starry sky lol. Pink sky would be nice too.

130 Who would you like topunch in the face right now? Probably my gma for her insensitive question about when we were gonnareplace Jewel not even a week after she died.

134 Do you like rollercoasters? HELL NO!!!!!!!!!!

153 How did you meet yourspouse/girlfriend/boyfriend/partner? We’ve actually known each other since elementary school! The only schoolwe haven’t gone together was college and she didn’t go to the first elementaryschool I went to (the elementary schools in my town are split into elementaryand intermediate where elementary was pre-k through 3rd grade andthen intermediate was 4th through 6th. However theychanged the grades when we were going into 6th grade so we werethrust into middle school instead of staying one more year at the intermediateschool. She went to intermediate w/me)

Thanks for the ask!!

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Educators are some of the most important people in our lives, except our families. Like second parents to us, educators (most notably teachers) mold viewers' childhood. They often hold special positions in hearts, as much as they can also be a source of deep antagonism for students everywhere. Their power and authority imbues them with strength. Put it simply, they can make or break each student's educative career, and even their professional career.

RELATED: Uncle Jack & Other Hilarious TV Lawyers

With such a huge influence, it is no surprise that TV show creators are obsessed with educators. Teachers like Miss Honey in Matilda teach viewers what a good teacher should be. In television, however, the craziest characters get the most recognition. Consequently, the most memorable educators are often the most unconventional.

10 Principal Lewis (American Dad!)

The drug-smuggling, human-trafficking, drug-addicted principal of Pearl Bailey High School, Principal Lewis also forcibly drugs his students when he needs them to win championships. Likewise, he uses all sorts of drugs on school grounds. He swears excessively in front of his students, mocks them, and calls them names. In one episode, he pulls some of his students out of class to take them to an underground poker game so they can count cards for him. Later, the Chinese mafia would come after both Lewis and the high schoolers.

Principal Lewis's lifestyle does not fit that of an educator. It is not clear why or how he got the job.

9 Mr. Frond (Bob's Burgers)

Phillip Frond, known to students as Mr. Frond, is Louise Belchers' arch-nemesis and good, close friend. The sweater-wearing, always-knitting guidance counselor values the importance of feelings and emotions. He might like to think of himself as always being there to emotionally support the students of Wagstaff School, but he has shown time and time again that he is more concerned with winning recognition for his work as a guidance counselor.

RELATED: Bob's Burgers: 10 Times Mr. Frond Went Overboard (& 5 He Was Justified)

He merely sees the children as tools for reaching his glory. Despite his badly-hidden vanity, Mr. Frond slightly cares about his students and cries when the Belcher kids write stories villainizing him as a nerdy spoilsport. Phillip is well-known for creating obnoxious slogans that he hopes would inform and educate children on emotional intelligence.

8 Principal Li (Daria)

Angela Li, the principal of Lawndale High School is most remembered for the manner in which she pronounced her school's name, drawing out the "Lawn" to emote school pride. However, like Mr. Frond, her students can see through the faux pride she professes for her school. Angela Li wants her school to be great, only so that she can be praised and glorified. She puts her students' needs last whenever doing so would make the school look good. Sometimes, this is to hilarious effect, such as when the school computers were stolen, and she announced a mandatory school-wide fingerprint collection for absolutely no reason.

In another episode, she suffers a mental breakdown when she enters into a contract with the soft drinks mafia to allegedly make more money for the school's betterment.

7 Principal Lawler (That's So Raven)

Principal Lawler (Wesley Mann) is the principal at Raven Baxter's high school, Bayside High. Mann appeared in many children's classic TV shows like Drake And Josh, Full House, and Even Stevens. He started out as an English teacher before becoming a principal. As the principal, he hates his job and punishes students for minor infractions, because he cannot be bothered to actually discipline and correct his students.

RELATED: That's So Raven: 10 Times Her Vision Ruined Everything (& 5 Times It Saved The Day)

He is most noted for his distinctive manner of speaking in which he spits on his students when pronouncing the letter "P." He also has an unfortunate quirk of choosing a vocabulary heavy on the same letter. As a result, his students often end up soaked in saliva when he is near.

6 Ross Geller (Friends)

A certified paleontologist with a Ph.D., Ross Geller began his career working in a museum. Later, he moved to a teaching career. after he was offered the opportunity to work as a stand-in lecturer. Still, Dr. Geller is highly unprofessional and has no boundaries with his students. He dates one of his students, twenty-year-old Mona, for a few months. During that time, he impulsively follows her to Florida for spring break, because he is scared that she would cheat on him.

RELATED: Friends: Ross's 5 Best (& 5 Worst) Story Arcs

In another episode, he gives a student a passing grade after the student lies to Ross that he is in love with him and cannot concentrate in class as a result.

5 Peggy Hill

Peggy Hill is King of The Hill's funniest character. The narcissistic, egotistic, ignorant Spanish teacher, who can't speak Spanish, is another of many vain educators represented on screen. Peggy is so bad at speaking Spanish, that she accidentally kidnaps a Mexican child when she takes her students on a school trip to Mexico. Her lawyer is able to prove her innocence when he proves how badly Peggy understands Spanish. Winner of many Substitute Teacher of the Year Awards, Peggy is too deep in denial to actually spend her free time improving her Spanish.

In later seasons, Peggy pretends to be a nun to secure a teaching job vacancy at a Catholic school. This is but a blip in the many narcissistic schemes that Peggy would hatch to make herself look good.

4 Principal Skinner (The Simpsons)

Springfield's mama boys, and a strict believer in punishing his students disproportionately for their wrongdoings, Principal Seymour Skinner is Springfield Elementary's own biggest downfall. His enmity with Bart Simpson is legendary, as audiences watched principal and student learn to become good (but secret) friends. Skinner's story is even weirder because he is not Mrs. Skinner's son. Her son was killed in combat, and Seymour pretended to be her son on the day he arrived to deliver the news of her son's death. Both mother and son have been playing along with this charade ever since in a plot not too far off from Alfred Hitchcock's Pyscho.

3 Beth Baerly

Ms. Baerly is George Michael's teacher on Arrested Development. She is an attractive, young teacher, with whom all her male students, including George Michael, are in love with. After briefly dating her, Michael finds out that Ms. Baerly really does love Sadam Hussein, just as George Michael relayed to him earlier in the episode. Ms. Baerly is an average American teacher who has a deep love and passion for Sadam Hussein during the US's misguided war on terror.

What does she love about a power-hungry tyrant? The answer is chilling if pondered.

2 Miss. Simian

Lucy Simian, known as Miss Simian to her students, is Elmore Junior High School's most evil troublemaker. Over two million years old, Miss Simian is always irritated, much to the agony of her students. She is mean and grumpy, even to her boyfriend, Principal Brown, and has made enemies of nearly everyone in the school, particularly Gumball and Darwin. In one episode, she pretends to turn over a new leaf just so she can win the award for Best Teacher. She fools everyone and is voted Best Teacher, only to immediately revert back to her evils ways of throwing surprise quizzes and bullying her students once she wins.

Miss Simian is a reminder of every evil teacher that audiences have been forced to endure in their own childhoods.

1 Dean Pelton

Craig Pelton is one of TV's most memorable characters. A character who changes into over-the-top ridiculous outfits to greet his students every day, Dean Pelton makes no logical sense. One unanswered question remains where he finds the budget for all his elaborate costumes - some of which are not easy to find. Knowing how corruptible he is, it is fair to say, he probably uses the school's funds. When Craig is not changing into his costume of the day, he is stalking his most attractive student, Jeff; reading his confidential emails;  touching him inappropriately, or moving right next to his house for optimal stalking.

NEXT: Community: Dean Pelton's 10 Funniest Moments

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Kipland Kinkel (1982-?)

Kipland Kinkel is a schizophrenic spree killer who murdered his parents before committing a school shooting at his former school on May 20, 1998. He killed 2 students and injured dozens more. This spree was considered the deadliest shooting at an American high school until the Columbine massacre the following year.

Kipland Kinkel was born on August 30, 1982 in Springfield, Oregon. His parents were William and Faith Kinkel, who were both Spanish teachers. His sister, Kristin, is six years older than him. When Kip was around 6 years old, the family took a sabbatical year in Spain, where he attended a non-English speaking school, where he failed to learn much because the teacher would only speak in Spanish. When the family returned to Springfield Kip began attending Walterville Elementary School but was made to repeat the first grade. In the second grade Kip was tested to see if he was eligible for any special education services, but got an average score on the neurological screening test. He was noted to have disadvantages in certain motor skills and spelling, and that his frustration and anxiety was particularly high. In the third grade, he continued struggling with writing and spelling but did very well in mathematics. Kinkel’s parents had him retested for special education and the 2nd time he qualified. By the end of the year Kinkel was performing extremely well academically, and was learning to control his frustration. In the fourth grade he was diagnosed as dyslexic. By the time he began middle school Kinkel began getting himself into trouble with authority. When he was in seventh grade Kinkel, along with some of his friends, purchased a copy of The Anarchist Cookbook (a bomb-making instructional manual) along with other similar titles. In the eighth grade, Kip was caught shoplifting CDs from a local Target and (although nobody knew at the time) bought a sawed-off shotgun from a friend which he hid in his bedroom.

On January 4, 1997, Kip and a friend went to a snowboarding clinic in Bend, Oregon, and whilst there they ended up being arrested for throwing rocks at cars driving down a highway, one of which struck a car. Both boys were charged and referred to the Department of Youth Service, where Bill and Faith were called to collect Kip. Because of this incident, Kinkel began visiting psychologist Dr. Jeffrey Hicks at his mother’s insistence. Hicks didn’t find any signs of a thought disorder or psychosis and diagnosed Kinkel with major depressive disorder. Hicks’ notes say that Kip became “tearful” when talking about his father, who he had a strained relationship with. On February 26, Kip and his parents visited psychologist Dr. John Crumbley, who believed Kinkel was remorseful about the rock-throwing incident and Kinkel ended up being sentenced to 32 hours of community service. Despite his visits with Dr. Hicks, which suggested that Kip was improving, he received a 2 day suspension on April 23 for assault a student that Kinkel claimed had shoved him. 6 days later, he was again suspended, this time for 3 days, after throwing a pencil at another student. On June 2, Dr. Hicks recommended that Kip began using Prozac (an antidepressant) and this seemed to work. On June 27, without the knowledge of his doctor, Kinkel managed to buy a 9m Glock 19 semiautomatic pistol. Bill Kinkel began letting the gun into the house in order to allow Kinkel to begin taking gun safety lessons. On July 30 his emotional growth meant he no longer needed counselling. During the summer Kinkel purchased a 2nd gun – a .22-caliber Ruger MK II semiautomatic pistol – from his friend and hid it from his parents. When the summer was over, he started at Thurston High School where he excelled academically and was invited to play on the freshman football team. On September 30, Kinkel’s father, Bill, purchased a .22-caliber Ruger 10/22 semiautomatic rifle for his son, as well as a hunting knife. At this stage, he had started hanging out with a tougher group of kids and also began playing with explosives, claiming this helped to vent out his anger.

During Kinkel’s time in high school, a series of school shootings occurred, starting with 16-year-old Luke Woodham. Oh October 1, he stabbed and bludgeoned his mother to death before using a Marlin Model 336 .30-30-caliber lever-action rifle to kill 2 students and injure 7 others at Pearl High School in Pearl, Mississippi before being apprehended and arrested. On December 1, in West Paducah, Kentucky, 14-year-old Michael Carneal began firing into a group of praying students at Heath High School, using a .22-caliber Ruger MK II semiautomatic pistol, killing 3 and injuring 5 before surrendering to authorities. On March 24, 1998, Westside Middle School students Mitchell Johnson and Andrew Golden set off the fire alarm to lure out the entire student body before opening fire on them with 2 semiautomatic rifles, a bolt-action rifle and 4 handguns. They killed 4 students and 1 teacher, injuring 9 other students and 1 other teacher. Both were arrested. Kinkel and a friend saw the news coverage of the massacre and both thought it was “pretty cool.” During May 1998 Kip and some friends toilet-papered a house using 400 rolls of toilet paper in an attempt to beat a school record. They accomplished the record but the group was caught.

On May 19, Kinkel arranged for the purchase of a stolen .32-caliber Beretta semiautomatic pistol from Korey Ewert. The day after that, on May 20, 1998, Kinkel arrived at Thurston High School at around 8am and bought Ewert’s gun for $110. He hid it in his locker. Sometime later, the owner of the Beretta, Scott Keeney, called the school to report his missing gun and to tell them that he believed one of the students, a friend of his son’s, had stolen it. At 9:15am, Kinkel confessed to having the gun to Detective Al Warthen who was at the school on other business. Kinkel and Ewert were arrested, both suspended from school pending expulsion. At 3pm Bill Kinkel arrived at the police station after being informed about Kip’s arrest and picked him up. At 3:30pm Kinkel grabbed the Ruger 10/22 rifle and shot s father in the back of the head, killing him, as Bill sat at the kitchen table drinking coffee. He dragged his father’s body into the bathroom and covered it with a sheet. Whilst waiting for his mother to come home, Kinkel told a few callers that his father was “unavailable.” At around 6:30pm Faith Kinkel arrived home and was walking up the garage steps when Kip told her he loved her before shooting her repeatedly with the Ruger rifle, killing her. He dragged her body across the garage and covered it with a sheet.

The next morning, on May 21, 1998, Kinkel left the house wearing a long trench coat that hid his 3 guns and the hunting knife taped to his leg. He was carrying almost 1,200 rounds of ammo in his backpack. He drove his mother’s car to school, parked on North 61st Street (2 blocks away from the school) and took a shortcut through a dirt path. At 7:55am he entered the school building, firing 2 shots in the hallway with his Ruger rifle. 2 students, Ben Walker and Ryan Atteberry, were hit and injured. Kip then ran into the school cafeteria, where around 200 students were sat, and fired the remaining 48 shots into the crowd. Mikael Nickolauson was killed and 22 others were injured, 2 of them critically. Kinkel aimed the rifle at student Michael Crowley and tried to shoot him but the rifle was empty. When he tried to switch magazines, 17-year-old student Jacob Ryker took the opportunity to tackle Kinkel to the ground.  Jacob’s brother Joshua, brothers Doug and David Ure, Adam Walberger and at least 1 other student joined Jacob in trying to pin down Kinkel. As a result, Kinkel drew his 9mm Glock 19 and fired several shots. Jacob was hit and wounded and another student was injured before Kip was complete subdued. At 8:04am Officer Dan Bishop, first officer on scene, arrested Kinkel. At around 8:50am Kinkel was taken to the police station where he was locked in an interrogation room. He somehow managed to retrieve his hunting knife despite being handcuffed and when Detective Al Warthen came into the room Kinkel threatened him with the knife, charging at him. Warthen used pepper spray on him when he tried to slash his wrists with the knife while another detective took the knife away. At 9:30am 3 Lane County sheriffs arrived at Kinkel’s house and discovered the body of Faith and Bill. They also found 4 homemade bombs constructed with soda cans and a 5th bomb inside a fire extinguisher. After 15 nearby houses were evacuated, explosive devices were detonated on the Kinkel property and police found 2 stashes of inactive bombs, 1 in the crawlspace underneath the porch and the other in Kinkel’s bedroom. Also found was a hand grenade, casings to 2 howitzer shells, fireworks and unspecified chemicals.

On May 22, 1998, Kinkel was arraigned and was charged with 58 felony counts, including 4 counts of aggravated murder and 26 counts of attempted murder. During the arraignment, the defence used mental health experts to argue that Kinkel was mentally ill at the time of the shooting spree. Psychologist Dr. William H. Sack commented that the events would have been prevented if his mental troubles were recognised and treated earlier. Dr. Jeffrey Hicks, Kinkel’s previous psychiatrist, testified that Kip was in “satisfactory mental health” by the time he stopped going to therapy. On September 24, 1999, Kipland Kinkel pled guilty to all of the counts he was charged with and on November 11 was sentenced to 111 year in prison without the possibility of parole. During the hearing, Kinkel apologised for the killings. On June 19, 2007, almost a decade after the killings, Kinkel sought a new trial on the grounds that his lawyers didn’t take his case to trial, instead using the insanity defence. William Sack, now retired, and clinical psychologist Dr. Orin Bolstad, supported the claims, saying that Kinkel exhibited signs of paranoid schizophrenia, but had managed to hide them because he felt it was an abnormality and an obstacle to his social life. According to the doctors, he had experienced delusions and hallucinations, some of which included the Walt Disney Company trying to take control of America and the government implanting a computer chip into his brain. 2 months later, his request for a new trial was denied by a Marion County judge, but he appealed on the grounds that he had been given ineffective assistance in counselling during the original trial. On January 12, 2011, the Oregon Court of Appeals denied the appeal. Kinkel is currently incarcerated at the Oregon State Correctional Institution in Salem, Oregon, having been transferred there from the Oregon Youth Authority on June 11, 2007.

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The Simpsons: 10 Times The Show Broke Our Hearts | ScreenRant

With the announcement at Disney's recent D23 convention that all 30 seasons of The Simpsons will be available to stream from the platform's launch date, fans of the show are over the moon. Now more than ever viewers will have access to every episode from the long-running comedy and will be able to pour through the yellow family's back catalog.

While the show itself is a comedy, and a hilarious one at that, The Simpsons was one of the first adult cartoons to really push the boundaries of what animation can be. While maintaining a comedic tone over the years, the Simpsons have experienced real family drama and often learned valuable life lessons in the process. More than any other show of this sort The Simpsons has a way of accessing people's emotions and playing havoc with their tear ducts. Get the tissues ready.

RELATED: The Simpsons: 10 Storylines That Have Aged Poorly

10 'ALONE AGAIN, NATURA-DIDDLY' - MAUDE'S DEATH

Throughout the course of The Simpsons there have been a number of deaths but none as enduringly sad as the passing of Maude Flanders. For starters, most of the other deaths on the show have been secondary characters, who have only appeared in an episode or two. What was so shocking about Maude's passing was that, despite being a secondary character, she had been a constant presence. What exacerbates the sadness of her death is the way Ned Flanders has to reconcile with his faith in the face of tragedy. On a show with little to no stakes, when everything returns to normal at the start of each episode, Maude's death felt like a permanent loss.

9 'MARGE BE NOT PROUD' - BART'S CHRISTMAS PRESENT

In this Christmas-themed episode Bart is in trouble for shoplifting, ruining yet another family portrait. Marge is not angry, she's disappointed, and for the viewer this disappointment is palpable. It's easy to empathize with Marge. However, the heartbreaking moment comes when Bart tries to make good. When Marge accuses him of stealing yet again he produces a photo of himself that he's had taken as Marge's Christmas present. She is truly touched and their relationship is reconciled. It's a heartwarming moment between mother and son and one that had viewers reaching for the tissues.

8 'THE SQUIRT AND THE WHALE' - LISA'S WHALE FRIEND

One of the more recent entries on this list, Lisa's friendship with a beached whale was a return to form for the show. After 30 years of storytelling, The Simpsons can be forgiven for not reaching the dramatic heights of its early years. However, in this episode when Lisa befriends a whale, washed up on the beach and unable to return to the water, the show reached the emotionally charged levels of some of its earlier seasons.

RELATED: The Simpsons: 10 Funniest Homer And Bart Moments, Ranked

Lisa rallies the town to save the whale and when nothing is to be done she waits with her friend, who she has named Bluella, reading to her and sleeping next to her until sadly the whale dies. It's a heart-crushing moment and a brutal lesson about the laws of nature.

7 'LISA'S SUBSTITUTE' - LISA'S RECEIVES A NOTE

Lisa has always been the most intelligent and sensitive of the Simpson clan. These attributes sometimes ostracise her from the group and make her feel like an outsider. When a substitute teacher arrives at Springfield Elementary and seems to fill the void in Lisa's life, she begins to feel validated in a way she's never experienced before. The heartbreak comes when her substitute's time at the school is up and he has to move on. Lisa is distraught but the substitute leaves her a note, which simply reads: 'You are Lisa Simpson.' The sentiment giving her hope and strength for the future.

6 'LISA'S FIRST WORD' - MAGGIE SPEAKS

This is probably one of the most adorable episodes of The Simpsons as we not only discover Lisa's first word, we witness a normally silent character utter her first words as well, with heartbreaking sentimentality. In the episode, we learn that despite their antagonistic relationship, Bart and Lisa have a familial bond that runs even deeper. Bart, use to being an only child, hated Lisa for being born and was ready to run away, he stopped when he heard Lisa's first word 'Bart.' The episode is capped off when Homer puts Maggie to bed, telling her he doesn't mind if she never says a word. When he shuts the door, the usually silent Maggie takes out her dummy and says 'Daddy.' It's a one-two punch of heartbreak.

5 'BART GETS AN F' - BART'S BREAKDOWN

Bart's grades have never been much to write home about and in this episode he's threatened with academic purgatory. Bart learns that he will need to repeat fourth grade if he fails his next test. It's motivation enough for Bart to actually put his head down and study, which is a sharp left turn for the character.

RELATED: The Simpsons: 10 Best One-Off Characters, Ranked

The kicker comes when despite actually trying this time, Bart still fails the test. The lesson being that one bout of studying can't make up for a lifetime of not trying. Bart has a breakdown in the classroom which is truly heart wrenching and even the stoic Miss Krabappel has a moment of sympathy.

4 'ONE FISH, TWO FISH, BLOW FISH, BLUE FISH' - HOMER SAYS GOODBYE

Homer is usually carefree and empty-headed, however, in this episode his mortality is brought into question with touching results. After a night at a sushi restaurant, Homer believes he's eaten poisonous pufferfish and is told he only has 24 hours to live, well, 22 hours after being kept waiting by Dr. Hibbert. He attempts to cram in all the things he wanted to do before he died over the course of the next day but realizes too late - he's not had a chance to spend time with his family. One by one he tucks in his kids and says his goodbyes to them before heading downstairs to listen to an audiobook of the Bible and die. Of course, he doesn't die but this is one of The Simpsons' most heart-wrenching entries.

3 'MOTHER SIMPSON' - HOMER WATCHES THE STARS

Homer can barely remember his mother, having been abandoned at an early age, until one day she turns up in Springfield and he discovers she is a fugitive and has been on the run. Homer and his mother are able to spend time together and discover the things they have in common and begin to heal the wounds of their estranged past. However, the time comes for Homer's mother to leave again. In this episode, Homer is dealing with feelings of abandonment and despite learning that his mother is proud of him he is left grappling with the loss of his mother yet again. The episode concludes with Homer watching the stars. It's an unusually quiet and contemplative moment for Homer and the show.

2 'AND MAGGIE MAKES THREE' - 'DO IT FOR HER'

Perhaps the most enduringly heartbreaking episode of The Simpsons, 'And Maggie Makes Three' addresses the lack of photos of Maggie in the house. We learn that before Maggie was born Homer quit his job at the nuclear power plant and landed his dream job of working at a bowling alley.

RELATED: The Simpsons: 10 Episodes That Actually Tackled Deep Issues

Unfortunately, the new baby meant he had to return to a more lucrative position and when he was hired back at the plant, Mr. Burns put up a 'de-motivational' plaque to remind Homer: 'Don't Forget You're Here Forever.' In heartwarming fashion Homer has used all photos of Maggie to cover up the text of the plaque, changing the message to: 'Do It For Her.'

1 'FOUR REGRETTING & A FUNERAL' - BART'S BLACKBOARD MESSAGE

Not so much a story point rather a nod to the passing of Miss. Krabappel voice actor Marcia Wallace, one of the most heartbreaking moments from The Simpsons was the message Bart was writing on the blackboard, in the first episode recorded without his adversary and fourth-grade teacher. Instead of a joke line, covering the board, Bart has simply written: 'We'll really miss you Mrs. K.'

NEXT: The Simpsons: 10 Episodes That Actually Tackled Deep Issues

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There are Nanny Resume and Cover Letter Examples. This post will help you solve the problem. Read the following.

Updated March 14, 2020

A nanny is someone who provides care for children when parents and other family members are unavailable. They often work out of the homes of the children in their care. Nannies are responsible for the children’s basic care. They may also be responsible for cooking, cleaning, and driving the children to various activities.

If you would like to be a nanny, here are some tips on how to write a strong nanny resume, as well as a nanny resume example.

1. How to Use Examples

Designing a resume and writing a cover letter from scratch can be time-consuming and difficult. An example helps you with the layout of your document. Examples show you what elements you need to include in your document.

Resume and cover letter examples can also give you ideas of the type of language you want to use. For example, a sample resume might show you the kind of action words you should include in your own resume.

You can use an example as a starting point for your own document. However, you should always be flexible. You can change any of the elements of the example to fit your own needs. For example, if an example resume lacks a skills section, but you want to include one, you should do so.

Your resume should always fit your individual work history and the requirements of the job for which you are applying.

2. Tips for Writing a Strong Nanny Resume and Cover Letter

While each resume should vary based on your particular experience and the job description, there are a few things you should consider doing on any nanny resume.

Consider writing a resume profile or summary. A resume profile or resume summary statement is a great way to concisely demonstrate why you are qualified for the job. In a few sentences, you can explain your childcare style, as well as what makes you stand out among other nannies.

Include any relevant childcare experience. Any childcare experience is worth putting on your resume, even if it was not specifically a nanny job. Did you work in a preschool? Did you volunteer at a children’s event? List any experience that shows you have successfully taken care of children in the past.

Include certifications. Parents and guardians often look for nannies with certain certifications. If you have any relevant certifications – including CPR, First Aid, or even a valid driver’s license – mention these. Consider making a separate “Certifications” section on your resume to list all of these.

Consider including a “Skills” section. A “Skills” section on a nanny resume is a useful place to mention what makes you a unique nanny. List any skills, interests, or hobbies that might be useful on the job. For example, mention if you speak another language, play a particular musical instrument, or have any other hobbies or skills you could bring to a nannying job.

3. Nanny Cover Letter Example

This is a cover letter example for a nanny.

Nanny Cover Letter Example

Seth Applicant 123 Main Street Anytown, CA 12345 555-555-5555 seth.applicant@email.com

September 1, 2018

Barry Lee 123 Business Rd. Business City, NY 54321

Dear Mr. Lee,

Please accept my enthusiastic application for the position of summer nanny for your two children, Tara and Taylor. As soon as I saw your advertisement on Nannies4hire.com, I knew I was the perfect candidate for the position.

I believe my experience working with elementary school children, my tutoring background, and my knowledge of arts and crafts would make me an excellent nanny for your daughters.

You state in your advertisement that your children are in first and third grade. I have extensive experience working with children around these ages. As a camp counselor for two summers, I worked primarily with groups of seven-year-olds. I have a strong understanding of the general abilities and interests of children at this age. I also lead weekly arts and crafts lessons for children between the ages of five and twelve. I therefore know what sorts of games and activities would be most appropriate for your children. You also explain that you want a nanny who will provide some academic instruction for your children.

As a tutor for two years, I have a background in teaching information to younger students. I have tutored Spanish in the past but would love the opportunity to teach your children in any subject you desire.

Finally, I have a strong interest in arts and crafts and would love to design crafts to create with Tara and Taylor. As a volunteer at a daycare center, the Vice President of my high school’s arts and crafts club, and a camp counselor, I have designed over thirty crafts and led dozens of lessons on how to create these crafts.

Many of these activities would be perfect for your children and would provide them with stimulating entertainment for hours over the summer. My passion for working with children, my tutoring experience, and my love of arts and crafts would make me an excellent nanny for your two children. I have enclosed my resume and will call within the next week to see if we might arrange a time to speak together. Thank you so much for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,

Signature (hard copy letter)

Seth Applicant

4. Nanny Resume Example

This is an example of a resume for a nanny position.

Nanny Resume Example

Sandy Applicant 123 Main Street Chicopee, MA 01234 c: 555-555-1212 e: sandy.applicant@email.com

PROFESSIONAL NANNY Creative, responsible nanny with 10 years of caregiving experience. Successfully maintain a safe environment for children while providing fun, imaginative, yet educational activities for children of all ages.

EDUCATION

CHICOPEE UNIVERSITY, Chicopee, MA, Spring 2018 Bachelor of Arts, Major: English, Minor: SpanishAwarded Dean’s List every semester

EXPERIENCE

Chicopee University Volunteer Activities Club, Chicopee MA

MEMBER/VOLUNTEER (September 2011 - present) Volunteer weekly at a daycare in local women's shelter. Create and lead arts and crafts activities for children ages 5 to 12 in shelter.

Conceptualized and led fundraising initiative that raised $1500 for new craft supplies.

JONES FAMILY, Springfield MA CHILDCARE PROVIDER (Summer 2018) Served as caregiver for family with three young children.

Organized activities for children, transported children to summer programs, and provided childcare while parents were working.

SPRINGFIELD SUNNY SUMMER CAMP, Springfield MA CAMP COUNSELOR (Summer 2017)

Responsible for leading a group of 12 seven-year-old children through a series of daily activities.

Designed weekly art projects for campers, purchased necessary materials, and led entire camp in step-by-step demonstration and lessons.

Certificates

CPR/AED Certification, Red Cross, May 2016

First Aid Certification, Red Cross, May 2016

Massachusetts Driver’s License

5. More Sample Cover Letters

Cover letter samples for a variety of career fields and employment levels, including an childcare/social services example, internship cover letter sample, entry-level, targeted, and email cover letters.

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Straight-A student at Springfield Middle excels in STEM academics, dance and extracurriculars

WILLIAMSPORT — Rachael Gross said her dream to be a professional dancer is a long shot. If that doesn't work out, she'll fall back on her STEM background, possibly as a physical therapist or mental-health therapist.

Rachael is 13 and an eighth-grader at Springfield Middle School, where she's in the magnet program for STEM (science, technology, engineering and math). She hopes to be in the International Baccalaureate program at North Hagerstown High School in the fall.

A straight-A student her entire school career, Rachael has been in the magnet program since second grade at Williamsport Elementary School.

This school year, Rachael, whose favorite class tends to be math, is taking two high school courses through the magnet program: Geometry and Introduction to Engineering Design.

"I push myself a lot. I feel like sometimes things come naturally to me, but I have to understand what we're learning," Rachael said.

She said one of her strengths is handling a lot of commitments, which serves her well.

Also active in extracurricular activities at school, Rachael works on the school yearbook, is a member of the Student Government Association and plays violin in the school's orchestra.

Rachael started dancing when she was 3 or 4 and she now dances nearly every day at The City Ballet School, where she studies ballet, pointe, tap, jazz and modern. She has participated in The Nutcracker production for eight years.

Before she committed to a full dance schedule, Rachael played soccer and ran in her school's cross-country races.

She is a member of the Western Maryland City Ballet Company; volunteers as an entertainer and server at The City Ballet's princess tea party; participates in the Multiple Sclerosis Walk in Hagerstown and Frederick, Md.; and has volunteered at the concession stand for her brother's sports.

Her academic and extracurricular achievements led Rachael to be honored by the Washington County Board of Commissioners with the Youth Meritorious Award in January.

"Rachael has a smile on her face all of the time, is the first to say 'thank you,' and has a heart of gold. We are so proud of her character and achievements," Romayne Gross wrote.

Rachael is the youngest of James and Romayne Gross' three children. Her sister, Emily, is a student at University of Maryland, College Park, and her brother, Joseph, is a senior at North Hagerstown High School in the IB program.

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Last Day

It’s our last day at St. Paul’s School in Barcelona, Spain.  This was such a short placement but I am beyond grateful to have been  given the chance to learn and grow professionally from an international school.  

Looking back at my placement I can think of many differences among the educational systems in Spain and the States, with the biggest difference being the breaks in school.  The school day begins sat 8:45 AM,  just a little bit later than schools in the US.  Class periods are no longer than an hour long, with a 30-minute break after the first two periods, an 1.5-hour break for lunchtime, and the school day ending at 4:30 PM.  I don't know if this is correlated with the breaks they receive, but the children seem to be very focused in class and ready to learn during the school day.  

There is also a class period once a week called “Self-Directed Learning”, or SDL, which is a 12-week project in which students pick a topic of their choice to research, learn, or create.  The students are given a goal sheet where the students make weekly goals for their progress throughout the project.  I love this idea and the students seem to love it as well.  This is the first year St. Paul’s has tried SDL and improvements can be made, but overall I love the idea.  Some examples of student projects include: designing a home, learning a language, magic tricks, science projects, comic books, etc.  

There is also a major focus on learning a second language.  Not only are students taking a Catalan, the original language of Barcelona, and Spanish, every other class the students attend during the day are in English.  The students begin learning English as early as 1st grade, and are given an oral exam upon entry into high school.  I wish that the States put more of an emphasis on learning a second language, maybe even making it a required course in elementary school.  

Even with the differences among the two educational systems, the key of being an extraordinary teacher is still the same; creating lasting relationships with your students.  I think this is key to being a great teacher and making a difference in your students lives’.  My cooperating teacher in Barcelona, Richard, has done an amazing job with this, and I am very thankful to have learned from him.  Even with how great Richard is, I also learned so much about creating positive relationships from my cooperating teachers in the States.  I am very fortunate to have learned from all three teachers this semester, and I am very excited to take what I have learned into my classroom at Springfield Middle School in January.

Adios, 

Ashlee 

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Getting a teaching job

John Brown

If you have a teacher’s license and a college degree in the subject and grade level you want to teach, you are well on your way. There is, in fact, a teachers’ shortage in some areas of the country, but most of these shortages are in special education, STEM and ELL. That doesn’t mean you are doomed if you want to teach elementary school, or high school English or history. You will just have to work harder to find these positions, and you will have to be more patient with the process.

I was a high school English teacher for 19 years, but I started as a special education teacher, because I couldn’t find a job teaching English right out of college. So, if you had your heart set on working in the Boston area, but you can only find a job in Worcester or Springfield, take the Springfield job. If you had your heart set on teaching high school, but you get an offer to teach sixth grade, take what you can get. If you, see a lot of ESL jobs, and you have that license, apply, even if you really want to teach English or history.

You will end up teaching the grade level and subject you prefer soon enough, but take what you can get now.

How did I get my first teaching job?

My brother-in-law was the principal of a school. I tell you this because networking is the key to getting your first job, your second job and all your jobs. Rarely do people get positions by applying for jobs blind. They almost always know someone on the inside, they are almost always connected. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t apply for jobs where you know no one. It just means that you should try to get connected or realize the connections you already have.

How do you get connected?

Well, start with your professors from college. They will help you meet people who might hire you. I got the job I have right now because my professor recommended me for it.

Now, I am a professor, and in the five — only five years — I have been here, I have directly helped at least a dozen students find positions to for which to apply. Now, they have teaching positions at those schools.

Also, network with family and friends. Tell them you are looking for a teaching job in science or math or whatever it is, and tell your neighbors too. If you feel shy, if you are introverted and don’t want to stop your neighbor as he is walking his dog by your house, even though you heard he is on the school committee in town, remember this: The worst thing he can do is say no. And, if you don’t like hearing that word, that’s ok. Do it anyway. Just know, that when you hear YES, the no’s you suffered through will have been worth it.

What else can I do to get a teaching job?

Go to Career Fairs.

This is how my wife got her teaching job, and she has been at that school now for two decades. These Career Fairs are advertised in local newspapers, on monster.com, in LinkedIn and on the websites of school districts under their link employment. Don’t forget to bring two dozen copies of your CV with you to them when you go and be sure to smile and make eye contact with everyone there. my wife walked up to a table where a principal was sitting waiting to meet potential teachers. They had a positive conversation, which lead to an interview, which led to an offer. I isn’t always that easy, but it can be. However, that will NEVER happen to you at a career fair that you don’t go to.

Make a LinkedIn profile.

This site is like facebook for job seekers. It is the best way to keep in touch with your professors, colleagues and classmates from college or graduate school. And, one of those people might be the person who tells you about a job that you will apply to which will lead to an interview. Just make sure you have a professional looking profile picture, and connect with as many people as you can. There is also a recommendation feature. You and your classmates should consider recommending each other. Not only is LinkedIn free, but it is easy to use. And they have a smartphone app that makes checking for new posts easy.

Get on SchoolSpring.

This is a website that posts education jobs exclusively. You can set up the automated alert system that will email you when a job in your area is posted. So, sign up for an account and activate the alerts function, but also check the site every day in the area that you are qualified to teach in. Apply to every job you are even remotely qualified for.

Use the Career Center at the college you graduated from.

They will help you write your CV and your cover letter. You can also use that college’s Writing Center to help you improve both your CV and CL. Call them and make an appointment. Don’t just show up. And, bring all your professional data with you. Don’t forget to thank those people for their help both verbally and in writing. If you get a job using a CV that a person at the career center helped you with, send him or her an email telling him or her the good news. You might be back there some day.

Facebook, YouTube and Twitter?

Scrub your social media profiles for anything that makes you look bad. Pictures of you drinking alcohol, smoking, flipping a friend the bird in jest, comments that are angry, political or intolerant and LIKES or UNLIKEs that make you look mean or unprofessional need to go. Don’t delete the whole profile. It’s good to have a positive presence. Plus, use your fb to make yourself look like a teacher. Post, LIKE and SHARE articles about teaching, about your content area and about your alma mater.

Google yourself. Right now!

If you find something on the internet that makes you look bad, ask the admin of that site to take it down. If they don’t get right back to you, ask again. The worst they can say is no, and if they do, at least you know what potential employers might see, so you can explain to them why it’s there and how that is so not you.

Substitute Teaching?

Apply to and work at as many substitute teaching jobs as you can juggle. This will put you in contact with the principals of those schools, and then you might learn before other people of openings in your teaching area. If a teacher in one of those schools gets very sick or has a baby or has a spouse who is sick, that principal might hire you as a “long term sub,” which will give you a chance to prove yourself. And, then if that teacher who is out sick, has to take the year off, then maybe the principal will ask you to stay for a whole year. Many of my former students have landed teaching jobs this way.

Dress for Success.

If you don’t know how to dress for an interview, ask a teacher whom you know how they would dress. If you don’t know any professional teachers, make an appointment with the Career Center at the college where you went to school, and get the opinion of one of the career counselors there about what to wear. Most interviewers expect you to dress a little bit more conservatively than you would for the job which you are applying.

Interviewing.

1. The day before the interview, drive to that school to see how long it takes you to get there. Do it at the time when your interview is, if you can. Also, do some research about the school and even the person who is scheduled to interview you. That doesn’t mean you should say anything abut the school during the interview. But, you should know the publicly available information and news about the school, so you can be ready in case they expect you to know.

2. Make sure you have an inflated spare tire n your trunk. Fill the fuel tank the day before. Missing an interview that could turn into an offer is tragic. Don’t let a flat spare stop you.

3. Shower. There are some things you do not have control over, like whether or not the chair of the school committee has a son who wants the same job you want. But, you there are some things like getting a haircut, showering, and making sure you don’t have a flat spare that you DO have control over. Always do what your can. So, no perfume, but yet, do, shave and get a good night’s sleep. Smile and have a firm handshake.

4. Eat a healthy breakfast or lunch but no onions. You don’t ant low blood sugar or need to belch or use the restroom when you are in the interview. Seems obvious, right? I guess most of these things are. But, then again, why do so many people arrive late to their interviews.

5. Arrive 15 minutes early to any interview. This requires planning and prioritizing. If you get there 30 minutes early, sit in your car for 15 minutes. Being too early can hurt your chances.

6. Smile. Did I say smile? Make sure you smile and not just for the person interviewing you. Smile for the secretaries, the janitors and the security guards.

7. Look the people in the eye.

8. Bring your resume, some teaching materials like lesson plans or lesson plan ideas with you.

9. Be ready to write. Sometimes candidates have to write during the interview.

10. Be ready to teach a demo lesson during the interview.

11. Turn off your device. If you forget to do this, and your phone buzzes, do NOT look at it. In that circumstance, the only reason you would take it out is to turn it off — and do so without looking at it.

17. Say Thank you for your time, when the interview is over.

Here are some things NOT to do in the interview:

Don’t brag.

2. Don’t be shy.

3. Don’t talk too long.

4. Don’t chew gum.

5. Don’t smoke before hand.

6. Don’t tell people you are pregnant.

7. Don’t tell people you have five children.

8. Don’t talk about your medical conditions.

9. Don’t lie.

10. Don’t look at your watch.

11. Don’t make assumptions.

12. Don’t swear.

13. Don’t wear jeans or sandals.

14. Don’t show up drunk or high.

15. Don’t ask to go to the bathroom during the interview.

16. Don’t eat during the interview, unless it is a meal, and then eat very little, just to be polite.

17. Send a Thank You note to anyone who interviewed you, right after the interview. Send an email from your car if you can. And, send a thank you text to any friends who may have set you up with the interview or who gave you a tip about the job. And, do it right after the interview. If you get a job offer, send another thank you text to that person who was your connection.

If you get an offer.

It’s ok to be excited, but it’s also ok to ask them for some time to think about it. If they ask you how much time you need, ask them if you can have a few days, especially if you may have other opportunities, like interviews coming up. Definitely ask for some time to think about it if you have another offer.

If you don’t get an offer.

Don’t take it personally. There are many reasons why you might not get an offer. Maybe the person who did get the offer is the son of a school committee member. Maybe you were not a good fit. Maybe they wanted someone younger or older. Many of these things are beyond your control. And, it’s possible that a school that did not make you an offer in June, because they filled the position may offer you a different position in July because a person announced his or her retirement, and you were #2 among the candidates. Or. In August, the person who was #1, gets a better offer and walks away from it. The principal might very well call you and make the offer, so when you are rejected, make sure you thank the person who interviewed you for his or her time.

You are always networking.

The secretaries, janitors and security guards in schools are obviously people who you should be polite and gracious too because you want to be nice, right? But, you are also selfish WHICH IS ok. Instead of selfish, let’s call this trait “hungry” or ambitious. Now, imagine, you are in line at the grocery store, and you sigh deeply at how slow the cashier is. The person standing behind you hears you sigh and you start to complain about that cashier. Then, a week later, you go to an interview for a teaching job. And, the principal who is interviewing you is that person standing in line behind you. Now, you are wondering if you made a bad impression, and your just wondering will affect your ability to make a good impression in that moment. Think about it this way, everyone you meet could be your next boss.

Who knows who?

You never know which one of your relatives or neighbors works at a school, so at every opportunity you can, tell people you meet that you are looking for a teaching job. If a neighbor tells you that she knows the principal of the local school, ask her if she would introduce you to that principal. If that neighbor is a close friend of your mother or borrows your dad’s tools all the time or parks his boat in your yard, give that person a stack of your CVs, just to have.

Final Thoughts.

Getting a teaching job is not easy, but it’s not impossible. If you are willing to do the things above, if you are willing to travel a little, to compromise and to treat your job search like a job, you will get an offer. I teach people who want to become teachers, and then they graduate. Most of them get jobs teaching in schools. But, those who get the best jobs and get them the fastest are willing to travel, willing to put themselves out there and willing to apply to a bunch of schools every day.

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10 Pairs of The Simpsons Characters You Didn’t Know Were Voiced By The Same Person

The Simpsons, the longest-running American sitcom, is an animated series about the working-class Simpsons family living in the fictional town of Springfield. Started as a series of animated shorts, the program became immensely popular when it debuted in 1989, and has been running strong ever since. And now with a movie sequel and spinoff talks in the works for the series, we’ll be getting plenty more of the nuclear family on both the big and small screens.

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We can lend much of the show’s success not only to the witty, satirical writing, but also the wonderful cast of voice actors who have given each character their distinct personality. And many of these voice actors provide the vocal talents for more than one character. You might know about a few, but here are 20 characters who are all voiced by the same 10 people.

10 Homer Simpson and Groundskeeper Willie

You likely already knew that Dan Castellaneta voices the main character of patriarch Homer  Simpson, and that he provides the  voice for a  number of other characters on the series as well, including Grampa Simpson, Barney Gumble, and Krusty the Clown. But did you also know that he is the voice of Groundskeeper Willie?

Groundskeeper Willie, the shaggy, red-bearded janitor at Springfield Elementary School, has a very distinct Scottish accent with an angry attitude to match, an amazing six-pack thanks to all of the hard labour he does, and a list of stories to tell about his rough upbringing.

9 Bart Simpson and Nelson Muntz

Isn’t it ironic that both Bart and his bully Nelson are voiced by the same person, Nancy Cartwright? Nelson is short but stocky and the leader of the school bullies who loves to pick on Bart. His voice is much lower pitched than Bart’s, even when shouting his signature phrase, “Ha ha!”

The long-time voice of troublemaker Bart also voices a number of other characters on the series in addition to Nelson, including Ralph Wiggum, Bart’s odd and eccentric classmate, Todd Flanders, and Maggie Simpson’s coos and pacifier sucks.

8 Ned Flanders and Mr. Burns

The same man who voices the religious fanatic Ned Flanders, neighbour to The Simpsons, also voices the evil wealthy businessman Mr. Burns. Harry Shearer voices both characters who couldn’t be more polar opposite to one another. But in addition to their personalities, their voices are very different as well, with one saying  his usual “hi-diddly-does” and the other muttering an evil “yes” under his  breath as he plots his next dastardly plan.

Like many other cast members, Shearer also provides the voice for plenty of other characters, including Principal Skinner, Kent Brockman, and Dr. Hibbert.

RELATED: The Simpsons: 10 Funniest Homer And Bart Moments, Ranked

7 Marge Simpson and Her Sisters

Julie Kayner provides that signature raspy voice for mom Marge Simpson, but she also voices both of Marge’s siblings, Patty Bouvier and Selma Bouvier, as well as her mother Jacqueline Bouvier and Aunt Gladys. Patty and Selma, Marge’s older identical twin sisters, both work at the DMV, chain smoke, and have raspy voices just like Marge.

It would make sense, after all, that all family mebers would sound alike. Kavner has suggested that she chose her voice for the sisters to sound like women who “suck the life out of everything.” Interestingly, while Marge’s voice is similar, it has a different feel to it that’s far more positive, though also neurotic.

6 Lisa Simpson and Grandma Flanders

How could the woman who provides the high-pitched voice for Lisa Simpson, Yeardley Smith, also voice the character of the Flanders grandmother? Indeed, she does.

Grandma Flanders is the elderly and frail grandmother of the Simpsons neighbour Ned who was near death on several occasions, including when left to babysit Bart, Lisa, and the Flanders kids Rod and Todd. Her frazzled hair, buck tooth, and wrinkly skin is in stark contrast to the bright, bubbly, and young Lisa. She has a bit of a twang to her voice and often frightens Brat unintentionally.

5 Moe Szyslak and Chief Wiggum

Hank Azaria rose to fame voicing many characters on The Simpsons and has since become a well-known actor in film and on TV, too. Best known for voicing the convenience store owner Apu and Moe, owner of the local bar Moe’s Tavern, Azaria also provides the vocal talents for the tubby police chief Wiggum.

Moe’s voice is sad and depressed, has an accent that suggests he might be of Italian heritage, even though he once revealed that he came to the U.S. from the Netherlands. The accent is also similar to a New York/New Jersey accent. Meanwhile, Chief Wiggum’s voice is slightly similar but more nasal-y and goofy.

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4 Milhouse Van Houten and Jimbo Jones

Pamela Hayden provides the nerdy voice for Milhouse, Bart’s best friend, as well as Jimbo Jones, the long-haired, cap-wearing teenager and bully at Springfield Elementary. He hangs with Dolph, Kearney, Nelson, and Weasels, picking on all of the little kids. In sixth grade, it’s clear he’s older than he should be, and was likely held back a number of years. Jimbo has a typical teenage boy voice, while the squeaky Milhouse has a stereotypical enthusiastic, extra-annunciated geeky boy voice.

Hayden also voices Rod Flanders, Janey Powell, and Sarah Wiggum, among others.

3 Agnes Skinner and Crazy Cat Lady

Both Agnes Skinner and Crazy Cat Lady are voiced by Tress MacNeille, who provides many other voices on the show as well, including Dolph, Lunchlady Doris, and Bernice Hibbert.

Skinner is the overbearing and strict mother to Principal Seymour Skinner who still tries to control the grown man as if he is a young boy. Married four times herself, she seems to have strong opinions about who her son dates. Eleanor Abernathy, meanwhile, otherwise known as Crazy Cat Lady, is a mentally ill hoarder who lives in the neighbourhood and is always seen surrounded by her cats. Her voice work usually consists of just gibberish.

2 Helen Lovejoy and Maude Flanders

Both religious characters Helen Lovejoy and Maude Flanders are voiced by the same person, Maggie Roswell, who also voices Miss Hoover and Luann Van Houten, among others.

Lovejoy is the Reverend’s wife, and a woman who, despite her strong religious beliefs, can be mean-spirited, judging people and spreading gossip. Flanders, meanwhile, is the devout Christian wife of Ned and mother to Todd and Rod who wasn’t as preachy as her husband, but still held the same beliefs. She sadly passed away after being struck by shirts flying from T-shirt cannons.

1 Edna Krabappel and Ms. Mellon

The distinct voice of Edna Krabappel, known to the kids at Springfield Elementary as Ms. Krabappel, was fitting to her name, which was a play on the word “crab apple” suggesting she was a cranky and depressed middle-aged single woman still looking for love. It was one of the most recognizable voices of the series until the teacher retired in 2013.

But this wasn’t the only character voice Marcia Wallace provided for the series. She also voiced Ms. Mellon, the fourth grade teacher that Bart briefly had when attending the Enriched Learning Center for Gifted Children after he cheated on an intelligence test.

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