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Photos by Dean Musser Jr. | The Journal Gazette
Eager to learn, unfairly tested
Math teacher Karen Rhoades calls it the most “despicable” thing she's ever done as a teacher. Emily Schwartz Keirns, who oversees the English Language Learners program for Fort Wayne Community Schools, said it is clearly the wrong thing to do to children.
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ProjectsGetting on board for kidsKim Fazio is a math teacher, mom, teammate, cheerleader and classroom manager extraordinaire. Until four years ago, she wore the roles a bit unevenly, clinging to the mind-set that if she taught it, they must learn it. [More] |
Sunday CenterpieceThe essential principalNorthwood Middle School students often learn school news from closed-circuit broadcasts in their classrooms. That’s how Principal Matt Schiebel chose to share the bad news last month. [More] |
ProjectsA warmer welcomeNorthwood Middle School makes a good first home in Fort Wayne. For students newly arrived in the U.S., the school must seem like a safe and supportive place to grow accustomed to a new language, a new culture and new people. [More] |
ProjectsLearning squeezes inLook at a yearbook from Northwood Middle School’s early years and you are struck by how different the school looks today – and how it looks the same. While its enrollment has changed from all white to students of all colors and creeds, the building itself is unchanged, if a bit worn for wear. [More] |
