I'm teaching summer school again this year. It is my third year teaching in a credit-recovery program. These kids are with me because they failed their class the first time around. My class is MUCH larger than in the past. I've got 24 American history Read More......

Summer time is vacation from school and time for another giveaway adventure. If you're not into slaying giants you can still tag along and watch Jack do it. Warner Bros. is proud to announce the arrival of Jack the Giant Slayer released on DVD and Blu-ray Read More......

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Every married guy I know can relate... It's Not About the Nail from Jason Headley on Vimeo . Read More......

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The 2012/13 school year is in the bag. I completed 105 subbing days out of the 180 possible school days. But that's no reason we can't have just one more lesson in geography... Read More......

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I "taught" high school biology today. This mostly consisted of showing movies. I found these adorable little guys sitting on a table in the back of the room. Read More......

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In November, I featured Jessica's book Show and Tell in a Nutshell. She's back with a new book! 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; Read More......

Friday was the last day for the Seniors at [City Withheld] High School. This is a school that I have subbed at many, many times, including a couple long-term jobs. This year's Seniors were Freshmen when I first started working there. This is the first Read More......

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I subbed today for a Social Studies/Gym teacher. Most of my gym classes today played soccer. I guess this was injury day. One girl pulled a muscle in her leg. One girl twisted her ankle. Two boys tried to catch the ball with their face. Luckily there Read More......

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I subbed today in a senior English class. We watched Mary Shelley's Frankenstein . At the same time, there was a strong thunderstorm going on. On more than one occasion, a climatic scene in the film was punctuated by a BOOM from outside. It was pretty Read More......

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Last night, my ten-year-old daughter slept in the bedroom with my husband and me. She was freaked out. I didn’t know I was until I woke up in the middle of the night, and the previous five days’ events whipped around my brain. When 09/11 occurred, I lived Read More......