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Daniel Edelman

Jackson, MS

I teach World History in Jackson, MS

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Goodbye

Well, this is the end of my blog. Thank you for reading to anyone who came across this, and I hope this helped you learn something about the ups and downs of my experience teaching in Mississippi. Obviously, everybody I know who has come through MTC or similar programs has... Continue reading

Posted Jun 12, 2011 at offthehudson

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My Mississippi Teacher Corps experience…

Well, wow. Just wow. About two years and two weeks ago, I was reading similar words from people who were just wrapping up the program while blatantly procrastinating, trying to avoid finishing my college honors thesis. I had committed to the Corps in November, almost half a year earlier, and... Continue reading

Posted Apr 24, 2011 at offthehudson

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Posted Apr 10, 2011 at offthehudson

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I received this facebook message the other day...

Hi Dan, Not sure if you still remember me (your half-a-year resident in Mayo), but I just wanted to let you know I really enjoyed reading your blog just now. It took me one sitting to read through almost all of this school year's entries--funny how I keep finding interesting... Continue reading

Posted Apr 2, 2011 at offthehudson

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Crisis in Dairyland - Message for Teachers - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart - 02/28/11 - Video Clip | Comedy Central

Reblogged Mar 7, 2011 at offthehudson

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Anti-Semitism

I’ve experienced this before: Last year, a bad kid tells me he thinks Hitler’s an “original g,” because “you know, he killed a lot of people.” One of my soccer girls told me she was “going to go holocaust on my ass.” One of my sophomores informed me that her... Continue reading

Posted Mar 2, 2011 at offthehudson

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Should you join the Mississippi Teacher Corps?

Do not join if… …There is any possibility in your mind that you will quit. The state of Mississippi is just too damned broke and has too few slots in this program to waste its resources on you if you’re going to quit. Consider whether the following situations might make... Continue reading

Posted Mar 1, 2011 at offthehudson

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Looking at last year’s crop of portfolios

The last time I actively looked at MTC participants’ portfolios was in the spring of my senior year, while procrastinating during late nights and early mornings in the computer lab, working on finishing my thesis. It was nice to be forcibly compelled to take a look at some of the... Continue reading

Posted Jan 31, 2011 at offthehudson

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A response to “10 things you must know about TFA”

I think this post is a fantastic read for people considering applying to MTC or TFA. Better than anything else I’ve read—and I’ve read a whole lot of similar articles—it explains why these programs are just so freakin’ tough. What’s nice though, is that since it synthesizes the challenges so... Continue reading

Posted Jan 10, 2011 at offthehudson

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