The last day of school was great fun! The first part of the morning was spent on an exam schedule. After exams were over, students were supposed to cycle through all of their classes as normal, so that teachers and student could discuss last minute business. Because my grades were complete [...]

My good friend sent me this link via email & another friend and I discussed it over lunch. My questions are: What do we say when a student invades our personal space? Did her statement really “trigger” the student to act? If it did trigger the student, still how is this the teacher’s fault? Why didn’t the ...

I’ve been lesson planning for the week today.  I’ve been working on video clips that I could integrate into my classroom this weeek to honor Black History Month.  I’ve still got to teach the Middle Ages and I’m planning to do that.  But, I started watching some of the things I’d saved on my DVR [...]