Technology In Teaching

What It's Like to Take a Step (or TWO) Backward

LindaS — Sun, 13 May 2012 14:35:00 GMT

I left my job this year in February. It was either that, or I was going to have a complete meltdown. The stress was huge (an evaluation process that was both tedious and time-consuming, and physical problems related to a knee injury). Unfortunately, I...(read more)

Job Update

LindaS — Tue, 01 May 2012 13:42:00 GMT

My interview was great - the HR person remembered me, and I'm on the sub list. The down side - I was only called once, and that time, my phone was downstairs, and I didn't hear it. So, I missed the job. I'm hoping for better over the next few days. One...(read more)

Exciting News!

LindaS — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 21:10:00 GMT

I have a job interview - back in the Cleveland area, where I started this journey. Fortunately, I still have a house there (2 of my children live there, with a husband and 3 kids). I may be sleeping on a mattress on the floor, but I'll have a roof over...(read more)

Why Did I Quit a Perfectly Good, Full-time Job?

LindaS — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 17:54:00 GMT

Well, in some ways, it WASN'T that perfectly good. The drive was brutal, and *** my aching, injured knee. I found it hard to keep up with the work and still have time to get my knee rehabilitated. To give you an idea, I rose at 5 am, left by 6:30, and...(read more)

Free At Last! Free At Last! Thank God Almighty...

LindaS — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:51:00 GMT

...I'm Free At Last! Last Friday (a week ago) was my last day in that classroom. I resigned, and have already started looking for a sub job. Why? Mostly knee problems, which weren't going to be resolved while simultaneously driving 2 hours a day to and...(read more)

To Hold Back, Or To Not Hold Back…

Anonymous — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:33:12 GMT

…that is the question. According to FoxNews, 4 states are currently considering retaining 3rd graders who have not learned to read. The argument for: That students who aren’t identified early slip through the cracks, and end up being the illiterate high-schoolers....(read more)

To Hold Back, Or Not To Hold Back...

LindaS — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:18:00 GMT

...that is the question. According to FoxNews , 4 states are currently considering retaining 3rd graders who have not learned to read. The argument for: That students who aren't identified early slip through the cracks, and end up being the illiterate...(read more)

Will Teachers Go Extinct?

LindaS — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:32:00 GMT

http://seenmagazine.us/articles/article-detail/articleid/1805/will-teachers-go-extinct.aspx...(read more)

The Problem With Teaching's Staffing Today

LindaS — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 13:36:00 GMT

I've been teaching over a long time period - from 1988 to today. During that time, the employment prospects, until fairly recently (last 5 years) were pretty good. Not so today. See More...(read more)

Teacherlingo Not Working

Anonymous — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 22:30:56 GMT

…I can’t log in right now. So, I’ll be posting here. Read More......(read more)

First Day Back

LindaS — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:32:00 GMT

Whew! I'd forgotten how high energy teens can be. Due to our having moved the exams to before break (at first, I was unsure how it would work out, but now I think it was an inspired decision), we have 4 days before 2nd semester starts. So, I decided to...(read more)

Life After Teaching

LindaS — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 12:36:00 GMT

I'm fast approaching the end of my teaching career. I've been teaching since the late 80's, with brief detours into other jobs (corporate training, sales, network administration and database management). Mostly, I've liked the work. My only reservations...(read more)

Evaluation Time

LindaS — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 12:07:00 GMT

Got the verdict this week - I don't have to re-do the Long-Range Plan, but I do have to go through another round of observations and a Unit Work Sample (ugh!). It's really my own fault. I let loose with a cutting remark to a student READ MORE:...(read more)

Looking at the End of A Long Road

LindaS — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 13:57:00 GMT

I'm 60. I'll be 61 in March. This last year made it clear that even though I still enjoy the work, I won't be physically capable of teaching forever. This year, I had a hectic first quarter - lots of kids with IEPs, ESOL, or other issues that required...(read more)

"Does NOT Play Well With Others"

LindaS — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 21:59:00 GMT

is what my personal report card would headline. And, it's true - my LEAST favorite activities include group activities of any kind, particularly: Sharing activities - I don't want to know others' personal feelings. That's why we humans have the ability...(read more)