By: Mallory Flynn Veteran teachers can easily relate when I say that each school year is different. Rookie teachers can easily relate when I say no training, internship or college course can fully prepare you for teaching. The following are tips I encourage all educators to review and apply if feeling a little overwhelmed. 1.   […]
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Posted inFeatured, Parents
A Homeschooling Mission Statement. Do You Have One? Should you?
By: Jackie Bledsoe Almost every successful company,  organization, and institution has a mission statement.  Apple, Nike, the YMCA, Harvard, and Stanford all have mission statements.  All are some of the most successful organizations and institutions in the world. If you do a poll of successful individuals you will likely find they have some form of written […]
Posted inFrom the Front Lines, The New Teacher Chronicles, Uncategorized
Pulling Back the Curtain: You Can't Save Them All…
By: Eric Pederson In my previous article I recapped a bit of my history in education, but mainly I drew attention to the fact that educators as a whole leave college largely unprepared for what truly lies ahead of them. With the articles that are to follow in this column, I hope to bring to […]
Posted inFeatured, From the Front Lines, Instruction & Curriculum, New Teacher Bootcamp, Uncategorized
Pulling Back the Curtain: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the World’s Most Noble Profession
By Eric Pederson Teaching. A special blend of dedication, innovation, and passion with a healthy dose of thick skin is needed to succeed in what many consider to be the noblest profession of all. With the fate of so many young children hanging in the balance, it would seem an obvious decision to prepare our […]
Posted inElementary School
How Students Lose when Teachers Become the Enemy
Watch any recent education report and you will see a matter-of-fact statement about the cause of the problems in America’s schools—bad teachers. There was even a movie with the same name (it was funny). Furthering this notion of “bad teachers” are people like Michelle Rhee, and Bill Gates and you will think that every problem […]
Posted inOpinion, Principals' Corner
When Teachers Feel Appreciated, Schools Thrive
Last week, I had to reapply for my job as a classroom teacher (along with hundreds of other educators) despite me having stellar job reviews and even after recently being voted Teacher of the Year at my school.  No, I did not get caught up in some school level scandal but instead, the district cited “budgetary […]
Posted inUncategorized
The Data Game
By: Brittany Clark On my very first day with Memphis City Schools I was told that I would be teaching all but the 20Â honors English Ten students at my school and their Gateway scores rested on me. I was informed that if all of those students did not pass the Gateway Language Arts exam then […]
Posted inClassroom Management, Featured, Instruction & Curriculum
Five Ways to Deal With Students Who Are Emotionally Disturbed
Listen to our podcast about behaviorally challenged students here. by: Lynette Walters Dealing with emotionally disturbed students is no easy task. No, let me place the emphasis on the words ‘NO TWO’ emotionally disturbed students are alike.They are simultaneously precious and fragile by nature. Does expertise play a big part in handling? Or is instinct […]