Rebecca Locklear

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Locklear’s Research Pays Off

Military Brats, U.S. Life-Saving Service, Mayflower “I should have been a university professor,” shares Rebecca Locklear. “I thoroughly enjoy research.” Even without the university status, the pandemic 2021 year closes with quite a bit of research complete with Rebecca publishing…

Rebecca LocklearDecember 30, 2021

Education

The Magnificent Seven and the Elf

On the blog post titled Motivating Students, I mentioned a group of second graders that came into my reading room on the first day of school. All of these boys were known to be difficult. As they shoved their way…

Rebecca LocklearDecember 10, 2021

Education

Teachers and Required Fingerprinting

An incident while working at an international school One day, I was sent an email from my international school administration that informed me that the next day I was required to travel an hour to the…

Rebecca LocklearAugust 12, 2021

English

Thank-You Notes with “No Thanks” – a writing trick

Two years ago, I attended a graduation, two baby showers, a wedding, and many birthday celebrations. I had a great time finding gifts and cards that suited each person, and admit, it was an expense. But what I…

Rebecca LocklearJune 14, 2021

Education

DANGER -Accidents -SURVIVAL

My mind keeps returning to those in Texas who died of carbon monoxide poisoning in a effort to get warm this past February. Relatives hold the electric company, city, and police responsible – and I agree there should be…

Rebecca LocklearMay 3, 2021

English

What a Wonderful Day for Words

A couple of years ago, after finishing a day of speaking and selling my books at a conference, a woman I had met that day came up to me with a surprise gift. It was the book, What a Wonderful…

Rebecca LocklearApril 11, 2021

English

Helping Students with Academic Writing

At my last writing workshop for adults, I began by sharing four issues students (grades 6-12) have when writing academic papers and a few things I do to address those concerns. Perhaps some of these ideas will help with your…

Rebecca LocklearMarch 14, 2021

History and Drama

Night-time History Reading Books

A teacher from Oregon asked what history-related books my family used for reading aloud after dinner. A short list follows for grades 3-6. I’m choosing oldies but goodies, but there are many other wonderful books out there today. Ancient…

Rebecca LocklearJanuary 8, 2021

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