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		<title>PREVIEW: Three powerful words</title>
		<link>http://www.outinleftfield.com/2012/02/07/preview-three-powerful-words/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:27:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catherine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Lots of people believe “I love you” is the most powerful phrase in the English language, especially for the person saying it. This particular phrase can open our hearts and minds, begin journeys of emotional growth, and alter the very way in which we view the world. If “I love you” is the most [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Healthy Kids Lunch Program from EVOS</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 20:15:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catherine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; My favorite fast-food place, EVOS, announced today that it will continue to further the growth of the EVOS Healthy Kids Lunch Program at public and private schools in all markets this school year. Launched only two years ago, the company expects to double the number of great-tasting, healthy lunches served in the first three [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to survive FCAT</title>
		<link>http://www.outinleftfield.com/2011/04/12/how-to-survive-fcat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:06:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catherine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The FCAT is here, that magical standardized test that spreads stress around like frat boys spread venereal warts. Educators, students, and parents have to deal with pressures that could make soldiers in Libya feel nervous. It’s everyone’s least favorite time of year, but like that man you all elected governor, FCAT isn’t going away anytime [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don’t want my kids raped or shot: One mother’s search for the perfect middle school</title>
		<link>http://www.outinleftfield.com/2010/10/01/perfect-middle-school/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 13:43:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catherine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Perhaps I should start this post with a clarification. Tampa Bay/Orlando/Lakeland has plenty of perfect middle schools. I happen to be looking for one that’s perfect for my kids. And while we’re on the subject, what the hell? I’m not old enough to have kids in middle school! Oh wait, my Oprah arms beg to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Back-to-school: The most wonderful time of the year</title>
		<link>http://www.outinleftfield.com/2010/08/18/back-to-school/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:54:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catherine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At my children’s school, teachers are being asked to write a profile of themselves for the PTO newsletter. I was asked to submit questions so we might get to know them better. Here are a few of my ideas: Where did you go to school? What previous experience helped you prepare for brilliant children who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How can you tell teachers are ready for summer break?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 20:31:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catherine</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In about a month, school will be over. My children cannot wait. Me? I’d consider voting for a gun-toting, pro-life Republican (is there any other kind?) if he promised to make year-round schooling a reality. When I taught high school, I felt quite differently about summer vacation. And as much as I loved my students, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clash of cultures at Cracker Country &#8211; Why chaperones drink</title>
		<link>http://www.outinleftfield.com/2010/03/22/clash-of-cultures/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 22:15:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catherine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, I chaperoned my children’s fourth-grade class on a field trip to Cracker Country. For those outside the Bible belt, and Godspeed, seriously, Cracker Country is a journey back in time to the late 1800s/early 1900s. School groups visit Cracker Country to learn about how people lived in rural Florida at the turn of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Not Sure if This is Because They are Home-Schooled or Because They Live in Georgia</title>
		<link>http://www.outinleftfield.com/2009/06/30/not-sure-if-this-is-because/</link>
		<comments>http://www.outinleftfield.com/2009/06/30/not-sure-if-this-is-because/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:53:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catherine</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Either way&#8230;dumbasses make me laugh. h/t Adam]]></description>
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		<title>Plagiarizing Principal Tells Springstead High Valedictorian to Rewrite Speech</title>
		<link>http://www.outinleftfield.com/2009/06/04/plagiarizing-principal-tells-springstead-high-valedictorian/</link>
		<comments>http://www.outinleftfield.com/2009/06/04/plagiarizing-principal-tells-springstead-high-valedictorian/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:20:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catherine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If I had a daughter, I&#8217;d want her to be a lot like Jem Lugo, a bright and funny senior at Springstead High School in Hernando County. As valedictorian, she was tasked with writing a speech to deliver at her school&#8217;s graduation ceremony. I&#8217;ve been to several commencement exercises and the speeches given by the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Five Songs Describe You?</title>
		<link>http://www.outinleftfield.com/2009/05/16/what-five-songs-describe-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 21:22:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catherine</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Facebook has a million of these little exercises, but I haven&#8217;t seen this one yet. Are there songs that describe your personality, winning smile, or philosophy on life? What are they? Me first. Oh yes, these quotes and songs are perfect. Get to know me and sing along. This first one, perhaps more than the [...]]]></description>
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