Phyllis responds to the news story of the Waycross, GA 3rd grade murder plot, which brings into question the role fear, parents and educators play in the classroom. Phyllis addresses the necessity of personalized education and the importance to not make excuses for kids, limiting their potential to change and grow.

Phyllis also announces a job opening at her experiential private school in WA and how to apply. To apply go to: http://www.oasis-school.org Application deadline is April 15th but Oasis School will accept applications for waitlisted consideration post-deadline.

You can now watch Phyllis’ 2008 ORA Conference Sessions on Phonemic Awareness and Oral Language at http://www.youtube.com/SaveTheTeacher or at http://www.save-the-teacher.com/video.html