Online ISSN: 2325-7466
2006
Triannual
National Association of Special Education Teachers (NASET)
United States

Articles

“A League of Our Own”-The Implementation of the Vocabulary Football League

  • Karen Talalas (Author) Freehold Regional High School District Howell High School Farmingdale, New Jersey image/svg+xml
  • Bill Gallache (Author) Freehold Regional High School District Howell High School Farmingdale, New Jersey
DOI
https://doi.org/10.64546/jaasep.56
Abstract
The basketball player who hits two free throws to win the game is never ridiculed for practicing foul shots. The runner who breaks a personal best is never jeered for training in all kinds of weather. The outstanding wrestler is never belittled for enduring tortuous workouts day after day. Yet, the aspiring, conscientious student is often mocked for studying, the academic equivalent of practicing. This has always bothered Bill Gallacher, English teacher and a two-sport varsity coach at Howell High School in Monmouth County.
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Talalas, K., & Gallache, B. (2008). “A League of Our Own”-The Implementation of the Vocabulary Football League. Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 3(2), 129-132. https://doi.org/10.64546/jaasep.56

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