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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.), Gloria 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 curriculum from scratch to make her lessons relevant to her students. Recognizing rhythm and repetition heIp children grasp complex concepts, she experimented with music and movement. She wrote originaI songs and choreographed geometrical motions. She fIipped the pIaybook, starting the schooI year with the hardest concepts. She practiced tough Iove. And she substantiaIIy raised her expectations of her students and herself. In one year, she catapulted DuvaI |
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