/tags/essay essay en-US SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± Mon, 25 Aug 2014 11:01:00 GMT /education/2014-08-25/essay-what-a-teacher-score-doesnt-tell-us I finally know my worth as a teacher—and now that the “value-added model” scores mandated by our state legislature are public, everyone else knows, too.… Mon, 25 Aug 2014 11:01:00 GMT /education/2014-08-25/essay-what-a-teacher-score-doesnt-tell-us /this-miami-life/2013-03-18/letter-from-key-west-appreciating-the-off-season June 20th was the official first day of summer, but it’s felt like summer for weeks already. Many of us dread the humid days when we can barely walk to… Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:26:14 GMT /this-miami-life/2013-03-18/letter-from-key-west-appreciating-the-off-season Nancy Klingener /this-miami-life/2012-10-02/loyalty-oath Journalist and professor Madeleine Blais contemplates a move back to South Florida for a job teaching as a visiting professor at Florida International… Tue, 02 Oct 2012 16:30:38 GMT /this-miami-life/2012-10-02/loyalty-oath Madeleine Blais /this-miami-life/2012-07-12/the-green-blotch-hurricane-andrew-through-a-six-year-olds-eyes Danny Rivero is our social media editor here at SAąúĽĘ´«Ä±. You don’t hear his voice on the radio, but Danny’s is the voice of SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± on Twitter, Facebook, and… Fri, 13 Jul 2012 02:19:19 GMT /this-miami-life/2012-07-12/the-green-blotch-hurricane-andrew-through-a-six-year-olds-eyes Daniel Rivero /this-miami-life/2012-03-14/letters-from-key-west-bank-robbers-with-sardines-bicycles-and-pitchforks Mark Hedden lives in Key West and writes narrative nonfiction, primarily ornithology-oriented natural history, which most people refer to as “stuff about… Wed, 14 Mar 2012 21:37:47 GMT /this-miami-life/2012-03-14/letters-from-key-west-bank-robbers-with-sardines-bicycles-and-pitchforks Mark Hedden /this-miami-life/2011-12-14/diana-abu-jabers-recipes-for-baklava-and-tabbouleh Diana Abu-Jaber read her essay for Under the Sun about her family’s heritage of hosting guests during the holidays. Here are a few recipes you might want… Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:44:16 GMT /this-miami-life/2011-12-14/diana-abu-jabers-recipes-for-baklava-and-tabbouleh Staff /this-miami-life/2011-08-11/true-south-florida-story-club-kid Jeremy Glazer read his story Club Kid at a live event produced by Under the Sun and Lip Service at the Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre in Coral… Thu, 11 Aug 2011 21:10:50 GMT /this-miami-life/2011-08-11/true-south-florida-story-club-kid Jeremy Glazer /this-miami-life/2011-05-19/true-south-florida-story-rosas-corner Terence Cantarella read his story Rosa’s Corner at a live event produced by Under the Sun and Lip Service at the Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre… Thu, 19 May 2011 16:59:32 GMT /this-miami-life/2011-05-19/true-south-florida-story-rosas-corner Staff /this-miami-life/2011-04-20/walter-and-edith-by-jeremy-glazer Jeremy Glazer is a legislative analyst, a former high school teacher and a Miami native. On his phone message, he has been known to identify himself as a… Wed, 20 Apr 2011 20:14:43 GMT /this-miami-life/2011-04-20/walter-and-edith-by-jeremy-glazer Staff /this-miami-life/2011-03-10/dear-miami Author Diana Abu-Jaber, who teaches at Portland State University, splits her time between Portland and Miami. In her ode to Miami, she compares the city… Thu, 10 Mar 2011 19:55:26 GMT /this-miami-life/2011-03-10/dear-miami Diana Abu-Jaber