If you teach middle or high school English but struggle with getting students excited about literature, you should try a mystery novel study, especially if you enjoy mysteries or puzzles yourself. Your students do not have to share this joy in order to get involved in a good mystery novel. Chances are that once this […]
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My Life as a Teacher
As a teacher a lot of people ask me what my day consists of. Some think that I wake up thinking about ways to engage my students and most of them are correct. Being an elementary school teacher is different because everything I do revolves around what I will do with my children that day […]
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Teachers Who Won't Be Silenced Anymore: Angela Curry
Many around the country, as the “homeless teacher,” have known Angela Curry, but she is so much more than this label. In November, I spoke to this Orlando-area teacher and mother of two about her career, her situation, and how she hopes she can make a difference in education. [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” […]
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Teachers and Their Students Practice, Not Perform
“A bad dress rehearsal foretells a great performance.” This theatrical superstition is a great comfort to those who botch lines, drop lines, break props, or miss entrance cues before performing in front of an audience. Rehearsals are for practice, to fix what could go wrong so that the performance before a critical audience is perfect. […]
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4 Ways to Prepare Yourself for a Career in Education
[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”] Preparing to become a teacher can become a daunting task to those not in the profession, but with the right guidance can afford you a career full of making a difference. Before […]
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Common Standards, Disparate Lives
I get the push for common standards, I really do. Poor students shouldn’t be doomed to lesser expectations. As much as I dislike George Bush’s No Child Left Behind and all the unintended(?) negative consequences it has had on public education, I must admit that the “soft bigotry of low expectations” was and is a […]
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Your Decisions Matter – Thoughts for the Holidays
Every day in life you make decisions. Some of them are made in haste, quickly, in a split second. Some decisions are thought out and planned and discussed. Sometimes we eventually see results or the effects of decisions. Many times, however, we never know what effect a decision has had on anyone. We decide, react, […]
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Snow Day Blues
Today is a snow day at my school, and I’m happy about that because I like to think and write. I love my job, and I love being around kids, but a snow day gives me a chance to stop and wonder. There isn’t enough time for wondering when you’re working, unless you’re better at […]