[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] Teachers are supposed to be somehow greater than human, welcoming and accepting of all; submissive to students, their parents, and the general public; and willing to do anything for nothing no matter how time consuming or emotionally and physically fatiguing. It’s the job we signed up […]
My remedial students had a project due today, which for the first time ever, I told them couldn’t be turned in late (with the exception of late projects because of IEP or 504 accommodations). You see, the marking period is about to end in a couple days, and I 1.) […]
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] Congratulations! Today is your day. You’re off to your classroom! Roll out of the hay! You have knowledge in your head. You have food in your tummy. No matter what those kids say, you’re nobody’s dummy! Inside that big bag you have lessons galore. No name […]
There’s a silent killer among the population. It’s not heart disease or even cancer, though these certainly can be both silent and deadly. The killer of which I speak does not discriminate based on health or genetic makeup. The killer of which I speak transcends socioeconomic and educational boundaries. The […]
Spring parent/teacher conferences are coming up, and boy are we teachers excited. Really, super excited. I had planned on writing a tongue-in-cheek post about them, but I made some poor decisions last night. They involved my family and three magnum-sized jugs of wine. As a result, my brain can’t do […]
I recently overheard a couple of students discussing how long it takes some teachers to grade the class’s work. Though I couldn’t pinpoint which of my colleagues they were discussing (or even if it was me), I did catch bits and pieces of the conversation before telling them I didn’t […]
Congratulations! You’ve survived the busy and sometimes grueling teacher preparation process, and now it’s time to find the job you’ve been working toward all these years. Depending on the type of district in which you interview, you can expect to encounter a number of potential interview scenarios, from one-on-one conversations […]
Today was the day general ed teachers met with special ed teachers in our school to discuss the progress of students who are both on caseload and mainstreamed into our subject-area classes. These meetings, while regrettably held during our conference periods and responsible for eating up a large chunk of […]