<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:geo="http://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/wgs84_pos#" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Jeff for America</title>
	<atom:link href="http://jeffforamerica.com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://jeffforamerica.com</link>
	<description>Teaching &#38; Learning in Philadelphia</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 18:33:14 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.com/</generator>
<cloud domain='jeffforamerica.com' port='80' path='/?rsscloud=notify' registerProcedure='' protocol='http-post' />
<image>
		<url>http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png</url>
		<title>Jeff for America</title>
		<link>http://jeffforamerica.com</link>
	</image>
	<atom:link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="http://jeffforamerica.com/osd.xml" title="Jeff for America" />
	<atom:link rel='hub' href='http://jeffforamerica.com/?pushpress=hub'/>
		<item>
		<title>It&#8217;s a journey I propose</title>
		<link>http://jeffforamerica.com/2011/06/19/its-a-journey-i-propose/</link>
		<comments>http://jeffforamerica.com/2011/06/19/its-a-journey-i-propose/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 04:18:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmanassero</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Learning]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://jeffforamerica.com/?p=2167</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Friday was orientation. It was a get-to-know you kind of day with a lot of name exchanges. We talked about the program, it&#8217;s structure and met with the work group I&#8217;ll be primarily matched with for the summer. A good group of folks. I&#8217;m excited about all the prospects, or as a friend once said, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jeffforamerica.com&amp;blog=3941248&amp;post=2167&amp;subd=jmanassero&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://jeffforamerica.com/2011/06/19/its-a-journey-i-propose/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/527e08344ec9fe64b25f4783d244afa6?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">jmanassero</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://jmanassero.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/orientation.jpg?w=300" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">orientation</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>One way</title>
		<link>http://jeffforamerica.com/2011/06/16/one-way-2/</link>
		<comments>http://jeffforamerica.com/2011/06/16/one-way-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 15:32:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmanassero</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Future]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://jeffforamerica.com/?p=2159</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Three years ago, almost to the day, I flew across the country to become a teacher. I remember asking my cousin, a teacher for 15 years, what a lesson plan was a week before I left. I had no idea what I was doing. Thankfully, I’m a quick study and I picked up what I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jeffforamerica.com&amp;blog=3941248&amp;post=2159&amp;subd=jmanassero&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://jeffforamerica.com/2011/06/16/one-way-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/527e08344ec9fe64b25f4783d244afa6?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">jmanassero</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://jmanassero.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/255179_10100483377389643_1207699_59010623_7442490_n1.jpg?w=300" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">255179_10100483377389643_1207699_59010623_7442490_n</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Play with words</title>
		<link>http://jeffforamerica.com/2011/06/02/play-with-words/</link>
		<comments>http://jeffforamerica.com/2011/06/02/play-with-words/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 14:28:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmanassero</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Learning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lessons/Ideas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teaching]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://jeffforamerica.com/?p=2152</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Many of my best ideas are not my own. Teachers, as it goes, are thieves. We borrow and steal ideas &#8211; attributing them when it&#8217;s fitting and modifying them to be our own when it&#8217;s working. Then, when it makes sense, we share what works and it becomes part of our collective practice. Through my [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jeffforamerica.com&amp;blog=3941248&amp;post=2152&amp;subd=jmanassero&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://jeffforamerica.com/2011/06/02/play-with-words/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/527e08344ec9fe64b25f4783d244afa6?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">jmanassero</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://jmanassero.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/play.jpg?w=300" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">play</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Oprah baby</title>
		<link>http://jeffforamerica.com/2011/06/01/oprah-baby/</link>
		<comments>http://jeffforamerica.com/2011/06/01/oprah-baby/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 02:16:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmanassero</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Learning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thoughts on]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://jeffforamerica.com/?p=2146</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[At some point during Oprah&#8217;s recent farewell saga, my mom sent me a text message. &#8220;You&#8217;re an Oprah baby.&#8221; It was one of those moments when my head actually pivoted, turning to the side. Huh? Perhaps her comma was missing. &#8220;You&#8217;re an Oprah, baby.&#8221; Maybe she had adopted Oprah&#8217;s name as a new brand of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jeffforamerica.com&amp;blog=3941248&amp;post=2146&amp;subd=jmanassero&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://jeffforamerica.com/2011/06/01/oprah-baby/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/527e08344ec9fe64b25f4783d244afa6?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">jmanassero</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://jmanassero.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/oprah1.jpg?w=300" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">oprah</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>The boxes are multiplying</title>
		<link>http://jeffforamerica.com/2011/05/30/the-boxes-are-multiplying/</link>
		<comments>http://jeffforamerica.com/2011/05/30/the-boxes-are-multiplying/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 00:16:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmanassero</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Thoughts on]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://jeffforamerica.com/?p=2139</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[They have a life of their own. One by one, sometimes even two by two, they appear in my bedroom and in the basement. I&#8217;ll walk away for a moment and then return and there&#8217;s another box. I guess that&#8217;s what happens when you spend an entire weekend packing. Delusions have taken control and the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jeffforamerica.com&amp;blog=3941248&amp;post=2139&amp;subd=jmanassero&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://jeffforamerica.com/2011/05/30/the-boxes-are-multiplying/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/527e08344ec9fe64b25f4783d244afa6?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">jmanassero</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://jmanassero.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/moving2.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">moving2</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Saying goodbye</title>
		<link>http://jeffforamerica.com/2011/05/11/saying-goodbye/</link>
		<comments>http://jeffforamerica.com/2011/05/11/saying-goodbye/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 02:09:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmanassero</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Friends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Future]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://jeffforamerica.com/?p=2134</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I went to the dentist yesterday and had a great time. That&#8217;s not the typical experience, but, you see, I&#8217;ve got a pretty special dental hygienist. Her name is Mary and she&#8217;s awesome. From the moment our eyes meet we&#8217;re laughing and talking. There&#8217;s something about her that puts me at ease, which is good when [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jeffforamerica.com&amp;blog=3941248&amp;post=2134&amp;subd=jmanassero&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://jeffforamerica.com/2011/05/11/saying-goodbye/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/527e08344ec9fe64b25f4783d244afa6?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">jmanassero</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>I&#8217;m having a great weekend, actually</title>
		<link>http://jeffforamerica.com/2011/04/16/im-having-a-great-weekend-actually/</link>
		<comments>http://jeffforamerica.com/2011/04/16/im-having-a-great-weekend-actually/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Apr 2011 20:13:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmanassero</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Antics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://jeffforamerica.com/?p=2129</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I think I&#8217;ll decide that for myself, thank you very much Weather.com(See blue sidebar)<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jeffforamerica.com&amp;blog=3941248&amp;post=2129&amp;subd=jmanassero&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://jeffforamerica.com/2011/04/16/im-having-a-great-weekend-actually/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/527e08344ec9fe64b25f4783d244afa6?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">jmanassero</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://jmanassero.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/screen-shot-2011-04-16-at-9-12-21-am.png" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Screen shot 2011-04-16 at 9.12.21 AM</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Compare &amp; contrast</title>
		<link>http://jeffforamerica.com/2011/04/16/compare-contrast/</link>
		<comments>http://jeffforamerica.com/2011/04/16/compare-contrast/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Apr 2011 20:06:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmanassero</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[School]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://jeffforamerica.com/?p=2125</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re going to make a comparison, make one that will push me to be better. Don&#8217;t compare my school to one with bad policies and teachers who don&#8217;t have lunch off, or places with administrators who don&#8217;t give teacher&#8217;s a place at the table. I don&#8217;t want to hear about the school that has [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jeffforamerica.com&amp;blog=3941248&amp;post=2125&amp;subd=jmanassero&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://jeffforamerica.com/2011/04/16/compare-contrast/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/527e08344ec9fe64b25f4783d244afa6?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">jmanassero</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Four weeks and the next four years</title>
		<link>http://jeffforamerica.com/2011/04/10/four-weeks-and-the-next-four-years/</link>
		<comments>http://jeffforamerica.com/2011/04/10/four-weeks-and-the-next-four-years/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2011 18:30:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmanassero</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Learning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[School]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://jeffforamerica.com/?p=2120</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We just finished our annual round of state tests in reading, math, science and writing. It was four weeks worth of proctoring and silence. On the days they felt restless and were searching for some purpose to their task, I tried to minimize the tests as something unimportant. I told them these tests don’t define [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jeffforamerica.com&amp;blog=3941248&amp;post=2120&amp;subd=jmanassero&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://jeffforamerica.com/2011/04/10/four-weeks-and-the-next-four-years/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/527e08344ec9fe64b25f4783d244afa6?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">jmanassero</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>I&#8217;m going to put it in a mahogany frame</title>
		<link>http://jeffforamerica.com/2011/03/30/im-going-to-put-it-in-a-mahogany-frame/</link>
		<comments>http://jeffforamerica.com/2011/03/30/im-going-to-put-it-in-a-mahogany-frame/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 18:51:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmanassero</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Photo of the day]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://jeffforamerica.com/?p=2114</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is my student Casey. It&#8217;s a little soon, but he painted a self-portrait of himself and gave it to me as a going-away gift. I&#8217;ve decided I will be hanging it above my desk in my new classroom next year. - Jeff<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jeffforamerica.com&amp;blog=3941248&amp;post=2114&amp;subd=jmanassero&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://jeffforamerica.com/2011/03/30/im-going-to-put-it-in-a-mahogany-frame/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/527e08344ec9fe64b25f4783d244afa6?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">jmanassero</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://jmanassero.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/amircasey-e1301510654626.jpg?w=764" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">amircasey</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
