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Ironically, as a language arts teacher the last set of lessons I taught were for the short story ''The Veldt'' by Ray Bradbury. The truth is, my last week as a teacher I did not want to cheat my good students from their education, so I decided to search for something meaningful to teach which would carry me to survive throughout the week. As I ...

A teacher in Tennessee who had just found out he was getting a pink slip for next year came back to the school and shot a couple of principals. 

This past summer, I enjoyed watching my 6-year-old explore the community swimming pool. When he was younger, he wouldn’t leave the 2-foot-deep section because he couldn’t touch the bottom, but last year he finally gained the confidence to float and swim in the area where he can’t stand up.  It was a significant moment [...]

Imagine a powerful search engine created for students containing sites that have that have been evaluated and approved by a staff of Internet research experts. I am sure you would consider that a sweet search engine, which is what this post is all about. Welcome to another posting guaranteed to facilitate educators committed to transforming ...

There are certain advantages to attending a state-level conference in your own backyard.  First, it’s cheap (especially if you’re a presenter), and it’s difficult to understate the importance of this when millions of dollars are being trimmed from my district’s budget.  Second, travel time is reduced considerably, allowing one to drop off sub ...

My left-wing progressive friends feel disenchanted with Obama.  The slogans of hope and change have run dry and they're confused by a president who has failed to pass health care reform, continues to pursue war and has bailed-out large corporations rather than helping individuals.  Add NCLB 2.0 and they have no faith in their leader.  In their ...

Parents and students need to be held accountable. We have to stop throwing money at our educational system. More money is not the solution. Lack of resources, and lack of funding are not the reasons our system is a failure. Great teachers and motivated students will engage in teaching and learning under the most dismal of circumstances. Just look ...

The brand new Counting Songs CD from Have Fun Teaching is a huge hit with teachers, parents and kids. Kids love these songs because they have a great beat, they can dance and they are learning how to skip count all at the same time!Counting Songs - Click Here to ListenThe Counting Songs CD from Have Fun Teaching is the perfect way to teach your ...

Newsweek attacks the Teaching Profession.

The Ministry of Education in Ontario, Canada has recently launched a a very interesting system in which students can seek homework help online. The program is specifically designed for grade 7 to 10 math students and users can log into the website (https://homeworkhelp.ilc.org/secure/login.php) where they can chat with the online tutors ...