Category: Reflections

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Being a Teacher Today…It’s all About our Precious Children…

Posted on by Janis Sexton 
As a retired teacher...I regarded our school climate...as all of our school personnel, as a family...

And with all of the issues of today, that concept is extremely important more than ever…

Principals and Our Administrators…Need to remember that….

And, especially all those Politicians who have never been in our classroom…
It really is all about our precious children…

Being together is essential for that love and care that our precious children need in order to feel safe and having the right motivation to learn….

Being that Teacher Today…It’s all About our Precious Children…

💜 John Lennon

#FloridaTeacher🍎
School climate…We are a family…

Principals and Administration…Need to remember…
And all those Politicians who have never been in our classroom…
It’s all about our precious children…
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Dearest Ivon…🇨🇦
Thank you for sharing your wisdom…
It so inspires me to post in my blog … Thank you so!!!
It truly is all about our precious children…
🫶🏼🪄🔆🧚🏻🌻🍎📚

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Teaching History… Holocaust Rememberance Day…

Posted on by Janis Sexton

Why it is so important…

My Dearest Mary… Teammate for nine years…

Her husband Frank Towers was a World War II hero…

Frank Towers, a U.S. officer who helped liberate 2,500 Jews from a train bound for extermination at the end of World War II…

He spent much of his later years sharing his story

Even contacted some of the people he had helped save, and either met or spoke to more than 200 of them before his death at the age of 99…



“for the sake of humanity”…
Power of Teaching, the importance of the study of History, and especially the lessons we must learn, and teach, on the “Holocaust”

teachinghistorymatters.com/2018/06/13/my-… via @marozell

My Friend Frank.

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Teachers of Today…

Posted on by Janis Sexton

#FloridaTeacher🍎
38 years in the classroom… Retired 8 years ago…
25 years teaching first grade… Children Diverse and from socio economic challenges…
They loved learning !
Even when politicians interfere…
Our precious children…

Thank you to all of our
Teachers of Today…
🙏🏼🫶🏽🇺🇲📚

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Feeling a Sense of Belonging… These are the Times

Posted on by Janis Sexton
Mr. Ludwig🍎…8th grade Science Teacher…He saw me…
This issue is extremely close to my heart...

Our precious children come to school with such hope and innocence…And in these most challenging of times, they must feel loved and accepted…

Reflecting on my own personal history, I understood how important this was…

Growing up myself during challenging of times post World War II…

I had a difficult time being accepted… Being Jewish, parents divorced…. my sister mentally challenged…

All I wanted was to be invisible…

My heart can so understand how important it is for our precious children to be accepted…

As for myself, I was blessed by junior high, where I felt acceptance with a close group of friends… especially with a dear close friend…Whose family even took me in when my mother died when I was a senior in highschool…

My Hope for this New Year… This be the year we accept those who may be unique and special…A year of Inclusion

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I Will Hold Onto Hope…Our Precious Children…

Posted on by Janis Sexton

Tis the Season of Giving…Yet, my heart is grieving…My many years of teaching young children of diversity…

Just a few of the myriad of issues of today affecting our precious children:

Divisiveness in the Leadership in government affecting their education and safety…book bans, prejudices…gun safety…

Conflicts in the Middle East… World Hunger and Peace….

I  Will Hold Onto Hope For Their Future...

My Dearest Amany…Rest in Peace…Our precious children…
I Declare World Peace 🕊️

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My Holiday Wishes…Our Precious Children…

Posted on by Janis Sexton

First Posted December 2019…

Had so hoped for President Biden, Vice President Harris first term…

Along with Secretary of Education…Dr. Miguel Cardona would have all had a better opportunity to provide those much needed resources and programs with implementing policy changes necessary…to provide a strong education for our precious children…

With frustration, we are still waiting, today …

Many of those same issues from many years prior, especially these last four years since, caused by of all the divisiveness and lack of giving , our precious children are still dealing with gun safety, curriculum issues, teacher shortages; may have even gotten worse…

My Holiday Wishes…Our Precious Children…

Tis the Season of Giving… There is still the Magic of Hope…

And may. still have another opportunity to continue… making it all happen…

#VoteBidenHarris2024

#VoteBlueForKids

Season of Magic 💙🌊🇺🇲🍎

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Book Bans…Our Precious Children…

Posted on by Janis Sexton

One of the best memories of my teaching was when our precious children attended the Scholastic Book Fair…

It was on held in our Media Center for a whole week… Even during an late afternoon or early evening time, convenient for Parents and Children…

They were all so excited… and so proud to buy their very own book…

And now here we are today…

With all the divisiveness caused by our authoritarian government here in Florida…

Will Book Fairs be banned as well?

How much is enough???

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“Thanksgiving… Everyday…”

Posted on by Janis Sexton

This was my last very special Thanksgiving post from November 1st…2014…

Our precious children even moreso today need to feel loved and safe; provided with the tools that foster their Educational Path to a Successful Life Full of Heart…

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Being at a school with a diverse population, I have found this time of year is quite a stressful time for the children…In addition,with more expectations from such a demanding curriculum than ever before…So many of my children came to me struggling because their lives are so difficult…

As their teacher, I must keep the rigors of the classroom curriculum moving along with understanding and inspiration…I reach out to my young parents providing them with knowledge about providing their child a daily reading and homework time…Encouraging parents to put their child to bed at an early bedtime…I use myself as a role model for my parents and children…Because, I myself have to be ready for school by 6:30AM..I must be in bed by 7:30-8:00PM…I share so much of personal habits of organization with my children and their parents…

It is my hope that I will empower my children and parents to appreciate these values that will foster their child success in school…

Some of my parents will…However many do not… Their child may struggle…

It will always be my responsibility to provide the safety and structure…Through this beautiful season of “Fall Holidays”…Providing Love and Giving Thanks…

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Praying for Peace…Our Precious Children

Posted on by Janis Sexton

My years of teaching and dedication to our precious children… has given me the opportunity to advocate for their lives…

My heart is breaking for our precious children who are currently being affected by the unrest between Israel and the terrorist group Hamas who is occupying the Gaza region…Where innocent Palestinian and Israeli children are being killed… injured…

And now because of this unrest and uncertainty in our World….

Our precious children are being killed in their respective countries… Because of a certain group wanting to eliminate another certain group of people, who they believe do not belong in our World…

And right here in our Country…Many of our schools are not able to keep our children safe at school…due to a lack of gun control… Causing many of our children anxious and frightened in coming to school…

Where do we go from here???

When will children be a priority?

I Declare World Peace 🕊️
#IDWP

FOR, IN THE FINAL ANALYSIS, OUR MOST BASIC COMMON LINK IS THAT WE ALL INHABIT THIS SMALL PLANET. WE ALL BREATHE THE SAME AIR. WE ALL CHERISH OUR CHILDREN’S FUTURE. AND WE ARE ALL MORTAL
💜JFK
#IsrealPalestineconflict
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