By Guest Contributor:  Mindy Thierolf One day I found myself thinking about the laws of the universe, and I had to wonder…are there any LAWS of TEACHING? Well according to John M. Gregory’s book, The Seven Laws of Teaching, there are seven. Newton had three. Murphy just needed one, you know… “Anything that can go wrong […]
Mindy Thierolf
I teach English in Kansas.
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The Apathetic Student
Am I your worst nightmare? If you are a teacher, and I was your student, I certainly could fall into that category. Why?  Would I do drugs or wreak havoc in your class? Would I shout out profanity? Disrupt studies as the class clown? No. When I was in school, I was the one that […]
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There's An App for That
By Guest Writer Mindy Thierolf [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] Recently I was watching one of those early morning news programs, and they were interviewing a man that was giving a list of the five best […]