I'm on a quest to help achieve world peace, one person at a time. This journey began in the fall of 1986. I was a new teacher in Los Angeles, hired on an "emergency" credential due to a teacher shortage throughout California. My assignment was at elementary school in the San Fernando Valley section of the city and it was a 5th/6th grade split. A "split" class means that you have students in your classroom from two different grade levels, each requiring their own lessons, instructions, … [Read more...]