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Students teach math with magic
5th graders teach numbers lessons to retirement home residents — using magic tricks.
Lancaster New Era
Updated Dec 16, 2008 12:35
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Fifth-grade magicians
Liz Navratil and Richard Hertzler / New Era

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I know this was a great story and all but I really dislike this teacher. He used to teach younger kids and was the one who told my daughter and my niece that there was no Santa. He also tried to tell me that my daughter would flunk the grade if she didn't pass the test on the phases of the moon.
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Hope
QUOTE (Hope @ Dec 16 2008, 12:43 PM)
I know this was a great story and all but I really dislike this teacher. He used to teach younger kids and was the one who told my daughter and my niece that there was no Santa. He also tried to tell me that my daughter would flunk the grade if she didn't pass the test on the phases of the moon.


I'm sorry to hear that. He had no place in telling her about Santa. WOW!
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Bigmaclender2
QUOTE (Bigmaclender2 @ Dec 16 2008, 12:46 PM)
I'm sorry to hear that. He had no place in telling her about Santa. WOW!

Believe me, I was all over that! He gave parents his home number so I called him. I got his wife and sad to say I told her of my displeasure, to put it mildly. He called me the next day and acted like he did nothing wrong. I don't care what other people think, believe or teach their children but no one has the right to tell MY seven year old anything contrary to what I've told her.
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Hope
QUOTE (Hope @ Dec 16 2008, 12:51 PM)
Believe me, I was all over that! He gave parents his home number so I called him. I got his wife and sad to say I told her of my displeasure, to put it mildly. He called me the next day and acted like he did nothing wrong. I don't care what other people think, believe or teach their children but no one has the right to tell MY seven year old anything contrary to what I've told her.


I couldn't agree more, Hope. That is just SOOOOO not right!
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Bigmaclender2
How wonderful to see you visit the folks at Oak Leaf in Millersville. It seems that especially this time of year elderly get put on the back burner. Thanks for spending time with them. It seemed like they were having fun.
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