{"id":1638,"date":"2010-12-08T16:52:28","date_gmt":"2010-12-08T21:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stager.tv\/?p=1638"},"modified":"2020-07-25T18:59:29","modified_gmt":"2020-07-25T23:59:29","slug":"why-i-teach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stager.tv\/?p=1638","title":{"rendered":"Why I Teach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I just received this photo from a second grade teacher I worked with last month in South Korea. I spent a week teaching programming (via <a href=\"http:\/\/microworlds.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MicroWorlds EX<\/a>) and robotics (<a href=\"http:\/\/picocricket.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pico Crickets<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lego.com\/education\/school\/default.asp?locale=2057&amp;pagename=WD_Con&amp;l2id=3_2&amp;l3id=3_2_6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LEGO WeDo<\/a>) to first through third graders while consulting with other grade level teachers and the senior leadership team.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stager.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/2nd-grader-thank-you.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1639\" title=\"2nd grader thank you\" src=\"http:\/\/stager.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/2nd-grader-thank-you.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"508\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stager.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/2nd-grader-thank-you.jpg 640w, https:\/\/stager.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/2nd-grader-thank-you-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 508px) 100vw, 508px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I also received a very sweet thank you note from a 3rd grader via Facebook (I know 3rd grader \u2260 Facebook).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I just received this photo from a second grade teacher I worked with last month in South Korea. 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