Now that school’s back in swing and I’m feeling that familiar old routine settling in, I’ve noticed my mind has started to wander during the school day the way it’s wont to do. Sure, I’m always thinking about the lesson at hand and surveying the room to see who has a question […]
Tag: teacher humor
Teachers’ Guide to Surviving Data Analysis
If you’re employed as a K-12 educator in the United States of America (and possibly elsewhere), you know all too well the unpleasantness that is data analysis. (And if you don’t know anything about that of which I speak, you’re either not paying one bit of attention to what’s happening […]
10 Commandments of Teaching
I’ve got teaching on the brain lately. Mostly because that’s what I do and think about all day, but also because it’s the time of the year when the profession starts to encompass every facet of our lives as we endure the stress of standardized tests and anxiously await the […]
The Procrastinator’s Guide to Grading Papers
If you’re anything like me, you love the curriculum creating and instructing part of teaching. There’s something so thrilling about designing effective lessons and delivering them to students and watching their minds turn with wonder and excitement. If you’re anything like me, you also loathe the grading part of teaching. […]
20 Things You Should Never Say To Teachers
A while back, The Huffington Post published an article titled 9 Things You Should Never Say to Teachers, and while the writer’s ideas are spot on, there are so many other things you should never say to teachers as well (especially teachers in need of a break). Whether you’re a […]