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When I received an e-mail stating that teachers work only “part-time” because of their “summers off,” I immediately chuckled and shook my head. How about we play a game I like to call Teacher Math?
First, I will take the average Read More...
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I previously posted about the possibility of losing more than one great teacher at my high school because of the administration, and now it’s official. Math Genius left and now Promising accepted a job just down the road. In a conversation with Read More...
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I forgot that we’re hosting a BBQ today, so my new post will be delayed a day.
The good news is that after a full day in the yard, the grounds are at least presentable. Read More...
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I will post something new tomorrow, but right now I’m buried under a stack of diction analysis papers I want to finish. I think I’m going to watch Battlestar Galactica (geeking out, as I like to call it) and then crash.
Good night, y’all Read More...
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A while back I had a student, Davy, reach the final week of his final semester in high school, and he had a 40% in my senior Mythology course while maintaining an attendance rate of 60% (and I think a blood-alcohol level of 2.0 most of the semester). Read More...
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Recently I decided to include more music into my lessons. I started this with my American Literature courses (the College in the High School and mainstream classes), and my students have reacted quote favorably.
Initially, I used The Who’s “Baba Read More...
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I posted a few days ago about the CRAFTS Process for prompt writing, and I ended my post by saying I use another type of essay which helps prevent plagiarism. I use the personal essay, much like the ones colleges ask students to compose for their college Read More...
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My high school is losing an awesome math teacher (I’ll call her Math Genius), and she’ll officially announce her move on Monday. Math Genius is leaving the high school mainly for the unfortunately all-too-often-cited reason of lack of administrative Read More...
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Do you tire of the played out teen movie scenario which ends with the climactic prom scene? Or the nerd gets the girl? Or the kids mesh old-school and new-school?
Well, fear no more! The Onion made my eyes water and I laughed out loud as I read this satiric Read More...
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Through the neon haze he sits alone at the end of the bar snacking on pretzels and nursing a light beer. Everyone knows his name, though no one sits with him. He watches the game, the bartender, the guys playing pool, the college girls who ignore him, Read More...
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I read this article about a teenager killed basically for being gay, and I continue to be amazed at the lack of support within schools for gay, ***, transgender, and bisexual students.
My school recently started a group to support all students of diversity, Read More...
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With the popularity of the internet and the ever-increasing access to it, students are using it for less than honest reasons. Although a great many students remain honest and complete their own work, a growing number have resorted to cheating by using Read More...
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Everyone deserves a dance. And, everyone deserves a chance to dance. This story is one of those which reinforces why I love working with educators and why I have faith in our youth. Students, alongside teachers and parents, made an often overlooked group Read More...
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A recent article and a wonderful blog both focused on a middle school in Arlington where students receive some credit for not doing an assignment. Missing assignments are given a 50% instead of a zero grade.
The logic behind this is that in a GPA scale, Read More...
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