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	<title>Regents Academy Blog &#124; A Classical and Christian School in Nacogdoches, Texas &#187; Kara Bertke</title>
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		<title>Falling in Love</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 18:25:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kara Bertke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although I’m quite serious and down-to-business in my teaching manner, I’m still a fool for falling in love. The day dawned bright and sunny with a gently cool breeze that was just perfect for falling in love. Sixth grade had a trip planned for N.W. Norton Art Museum in Shreveport and I knew that morning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Payment Enough</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 09:02:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kara Bertke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently turned a year older which is better than the alternative. My First Love of a class always surprises me with a gift for my birthday which I don&#8217;t deserve. These poor souls got the very worst of me as I was green and quite stupid but oh so excited about teaching sixth grade. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Trip to the Big H</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kara Bertke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some teachers give their students gifts of candy and hand sanitizer at Christmas, and some teachers take their students on field trips. 6th grade returned from Houston last week after an eventful day visiting a fine Houston museum. I was informed of the new exhibit at the Houston Museum of Natural Science as I quickly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Trip to LA</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 08:14:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kara Bertke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last Wednesday found my class cruising along highway 21 East toward the Texas state border. Mr. Bryant drove the vehicle with girls and I, of course, had the great privilege to cart the boys down this beautiful slightly winding road that would lead us straight into our neighboring state of Louisiana. We have been studying [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Faith for Boys</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 15:36:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kara Bertke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[classical education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[graduation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Boys take faith.  Anyone that has had boys or has taught boys knows that they take A LOT of faith!  I must admit that having my own family made up of the male species, me being the exception, and teaching sixth grade boys I have an abundance of exposure to boys!  I must also admit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We Are Thankful Indeed!</title>
		<link>http://blog.regentsacademy.com/elementary-education-schools/we-are-thankful-indeed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 15:02:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kara Bertke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[elementary education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our first and second graders caused no little excitement as they entered the hallway decked out in their best Native American and Pilgrim costumes!  Instead of eating their regular lunch, the children gathered in the second grade room to feast on a myriad of delicious items ranging from pomegranates to tandori bread and fresh raw [...]]]></description>
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		<title>6th Grade Pushes West in Covered Wagons</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 22:36:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kara Bertke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We enjoy studying history in 6th grade; in fact, we love history so much that I often must remind my class that we should honor each person&#8217;s insight and comments for we all want to jump in regularly with our own knowledge or wonderment! Our Veritas cards take us through the early 1800&#8242;s right up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One more poem</title>
		<link>http://blog.regentsacademy.com/uncategorized/one-more-poem/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 15:14:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kara Bertke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[classical education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From a student that I am quite proud of: Pleasant Sounds The chatter of over fifty people, Squirrels running over dead leaves in the fall. Birds chirping in the trees And oven buttons clicking on Saturday morning. The car starting when my family goes on trips, And the sound of people screaming at a football [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Poets</title>
		<link>http://blog.regentsacademy.com/christian-education-schools/my-poets/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 15:56:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kara Bertke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sharing poetry with my students is a goal that I have for the year.  I have the poems which I have collected from numerous sources printed on overhead transparencies.  Three times a week I display the poems on the board for all to see.  I usually read the poem once and then call on a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Missionary to the Savages</title>
		<link>http://blog.regentsacademy.com/elementary-education-schools/missionary-to-the-savages/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 15:36:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kara Bertke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[elementary education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who:  Kara Bertke, 6th grade teacher When:  Wednesday, September 29, 2010 Where:  Regents Academy, Nacogdoches, Texas Why:  Attempt to tame the savages (a.k.a. 6th grade students) How:  After reading Sandra Boswell&#8217;s Prototcol Matters and finding that I have more gray hair than I care to own up to, I have realized that it doesn&#8217;t take [...]]]></description>
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