With the holidays around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about what to get your kids’ teachers to show your support and appreciation (and yes, you should definitely get them something). Here are some of the best gifts you can bestow upon your children’s teachers this year. (These tokens will surely earn you a […]
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Signs You Went to Michigan State: The Follow-Up
So many people read and contributed to my original post, Signs You Went to Michigan State University at the Turn of the Century (Thanks for that! It was so fun to see.), that I thought I’d take one reader up on her suggestion to write a follow-up post including all the additions to the list […]
I’m Crazy and I Show It
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] I’ve been getting the feeling that the students in one of my classes in particular think I’m NUTS. And, well, yeah? What of it? Instead of fighting it, I’m embracing it. Because hells yes, I’m crazy! And I ain’t afraid to show it. (Press play on the video below and read […]
5 Ways We Can Make M-M-M-Money Off Schools Through Corporatization
If you haven’t been living under a rock lately, you know public schools are failing. And how do you know? Well, you know because “they” said so. And would “they” ever lie to you? “They” wouldn’t dare. Would they? You also know “they” say the best way to fix public schools is to let businesses […]
Teachers: You Are Worth Far More Than They Say
A friend of mine recently tweeted me the link to a blog post titled Why Teaching Is So Doggone Hard. I loved it. I loved it so much, I reread it — TWICE. Teaching is so doggone hard, after all, and no one knows that like a fellow teacher. What I didn’t love were some […]
School Supply List: A Teacher’s Fantasy
I’ve seen a lot of posts on Facebook about school supply purchases my friends have or are about to make for their children entering elementary school, and I’ve gotta say, these lists are insane, you guys: 10 packages of dry erase markers, 17 boxes of crayons, top-of-the-line running shoes, four pounds of sticky notes, a […]
Jeff Bliss: Insightful or Inappropriate?
So I came across this article from The Educator’s Room last night while scrolling through my FB feed, and naturally, I was captivated. Jeff Bliss, a high school student somewhere in America, got mad at his world history teacher and blew up in front of the whole class, criticizing the teacher’s practice and dropping a […]