A teacher in my school with 18 years of experience has an interesting technique to “enforce” discipline management in her class. Every incoming student has hand-outs on their desk which they must address immediately. No down time, no idle chitchatting before the lesson actually starts and transgressors of this rule are called to order without ...

The other day, I don’t remember why, we moved our desks. Instead of 6 groups of four, we ended up in two groups of 10. At some point during the day, my students asked me to leave the tables in two groups of 10. I took their request lightly, and began to dismiss it. But they pleaded, [...]

Baggy Pants  – pants that loosely hug the hips or drop below the butt are calculated to display the wearer’s underwear allegiance to ghetto culture.  I’ve heard that the fashion originates in prison (where inmates are not allowed belts).  There seems to be some debate about whether baggy pants should be legal or whether ...