I wish I had 1:1 laptop problems to report – because that would mean we had 1:1 laptop classes. At SSIS, the lucky teachers dealing with those issues are in the MS and HS. I should point out that the MS students have tablets – nice light, portable and cheap but very functional tablets....
My dad, a teacher for 33 years, told me he remembers going to a PD conference and hearing this joke: “If you ever had to thaw out a person that was cryogenically frozen 100 years ago, but you didn’t want to give them a big shock, you should bring them around inside a classroom.” I laughed...
I avoid giving homework – like the plague. I’m an ESL teacher and I know my students have enough on their plate just keeping up with the homework given by their classroom teachers. This is why I don’t give homework on top of their regular homework. In fact, I spend the first quarter of...
Jeff is tired of the word ‘integrate’ and I don’t blame him. It’s all I’ve been focusing on for the past month and it’s starting to ‘grate’ on my nerves too. (Oh that’s bad.) I agree with Jeff that the word is so overused, it seems to have lost a proper meaning. However, when...
…You better not cry. You better not pout; I’m telling you why… So you’ve been teaching math, grade 4, or for many years, keeping up with best practices and trying your best to make your lessons relevant to your students’ lives. You’ve been considered a good, caring and hard working teacher;...