[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] Dear People Who Appreciate and Support Educators, THANK YOU. Seriously. You are largely responsible for keeping good teachers in the profession. Without your gratitude, support, and encouragement, this country would know what a real education crisis looks like as opposed to the one manufactured by politicians and media outlets […]
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] It’s March, and I’m a teacher. All my other educators out there will understand what that means. Maybe even some non-educators hate this time of year as much as we do. Here are my thoughts on March, summed up in GIFs. (SPOILER: March sucks.) 1. Seriously? […]
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[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] Originally Published by Abby Byrd on Little Miss Perfect Every month, our team debates on who should be chosen as Students of the Month—which I’m not opposed to, in theory. I totally support recognizing student achievement. In fact, I regularly send postcards home for students who […]
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] Originally Published by Abby Byrd on Little Miss Perfect In my post New Classroom Rules, I bemoan some trends I’ve seen in kids in recent years: lack of work ethic, lack of ability to follow directions, a sense of entitlement and unwillingness to take responsibility for their […]
One perk of being a teacher is not having to go to school on snow days. I seriously think we teachers may be MORE excited about snow and cold days than our students. Really. While most of us have grand plans of grading papers or planning lessons on those snow […]
Originally Published by Abby Byrd on Little Miss Perfect Dear Department Chair, I’ve received your email about the deadline for spending our yearly allotment, and I want you to know I’ve thought very, very hard about what I need for my classroom next year. It’s a good thing we have […]
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] Originally Published on Yahoo! Students spend a large portion of their day with their teachers — almost as much time as they spend with their parents. It stands to reason, then, that teacher-parent communication is critical to a child’s success in school and beyond. Unfortunately, career […]