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.

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.

The following message is a repost of PIDT 2008 Coordinator Michael Grant’s message on the PIDT Blog. You are encouraged to actively engage in this event. ————— Dear worldwide PIDTers, I know that many of you are tied up with graduations and other commitments this weekend that prevent you from attending the ...

Tonight’s question comes from David. I love chatting with David and reading his blog. He is full of ideas for the Social Studies classroom and let me tell you I’ve used many of them. I wish he had been my methods teacher in my certification program. I know that I would [...]

This one doesn’t even need an explanation. Just read and enjoy the simple fact that I get one of these every month as part of the “All-Electronic Program”.

Be sure to check out the latest Education Blog Carnival where a recent post from yours truly is presented, along with some very entertaining and thought-provoking stuff from all over the edublogosphere. Photo courtesy of Flickr user pbo31

As I have found myself immersed in the world of edublogging lately, and I have even been able to work face-to-face with some of the bloggers whom I respect enormously, I have come to a sobering conclusion. I have known for some time that praise from administrators and fellow educators does not always correlate with sound [...]

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). I wouldn’t budge on giving “extra credit” [...]

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 O’Rily” and “My Generation” with Anne Tyler’s “Teenage ...

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 applications. When teaching a novel I focus [...]