marcy prager
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Integrated Global Curriculum Designer |
| Location | Brookline, MA, United States |
| Introduction | I am a retired teacher after having taught over 35 years in the Brookline Public School system. Young children love to learn about the real world. I love to integrate literacy and social studies, with technology, and teach about various aspects of culture in places I have traveled to around the world. Presently, I consult for school systems, writing integrated curriculums with "rigor." I have consulted for Primary Source, a non-profit global institute to teach teachers how to implement a global education, integrating literacy - non-fiction and fiction, aligning the lessons to the Common Core Standards. I have been a permanent ELL substitute for a teacher on maternity leave at the Countryside School in Newton, MA. and a permanent substitute for first grade at the Baker School last November through June. Presently, I am subbing in Brookline and teaching grades 5-7 after school at the College for Success Academy, affiliated with the Steppingstone Foundation. I have a wonderful family! I have been married for over 35 years. We have two children; my daughter is 30 years old, and my son is 25 years old. We all love animals and each other! |
| Interests | traveling, reading, cooking, photography, teaching, love of nature, writing weekly reviews for goodreads.com... |
| Favorite Movies | I love documentaries. The most recent I have seen and loved is "Louder than the Bomb, " and "Schooling the World." I adored the PBS series "The Buddha." I loved the movies "The King's Speech, " "As Good as it Gets, " "A Beautiful Life, " "Gladiator, " "Scent of a Woman"... |
| Favorite Music | My favorite music is from the 1960's. It reminds me of all the wonderful times I spent with my friends in high school. |
| Favorite Books | My favorite books are by Leo Tolstoy - War and Peace, Anna Karenina - All books by Chimamanda Adichie... Historical fiction is my absolute favorite... |
Why must education these days be all about tests and data?