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Ms. Dena O'Neal
Grade: K-6  I  Specialist
Bradley Academy

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

 

What are three things every teacher should own?
A Staples Teacher reward card, a stapler, and a pencil sharpener.
 
If you could have any person (living, dead or fictional) as a principal, who would it be?
If I could have any person as a principal, it would be my grandfather. He inspired me to view education to be as necessary as breathing. He was a life-long learner and now so am I.
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Teachers and students are the core of any school but the tone is set by the principal.

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Prefessional Growth Plan (PGP)
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teaching and educating
as teachers we often speak about educating students. Are teachers educators?

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Quote of the Day

Teaching is the greatest act of optimism.   ~ Colleen Wilcox

Teacher Pet Peeves

When a student vomits on the floor, just missing the trash can. Don’t get me wrong, I am sympathetic, but it causes such a chaotic uproar in my classroom!

~ Robert, 6th grade teacher

Daily Stress Buster

"Drink plenty of water and eat small, nutritious snacks. Hunger and dehydration, even before you're aware of them, can provoke aggressiveness and exacerbate feelings of anxiety and stress."  ~Melissa Conrad Stoppler, MD & Jay W. Marks, MD