He rarely smiles. He rarely speaks. His rakish suits and power ties seem to imply a need for attention and respect. And people suspect he’s reading a book on how to teach. He’s our assistant principal. He’s not my evaluator, but the stories have run throughout the building. When observing teachers he would always say that [...]

I’m not teaching as well as I should want to right now. I’m just going to throw out my frustrations in a venting session and call it good. Catharsis time. 1. My classes are just too large! My smallest class has thirty kids, and all of my courses are literature and writing courses. I’m getting [...]

In my high school the kids have a term called ''mad dogging.'' This is when someone stares across at another student with the intent to harass or bully, which often leads to a shouting match, bad blood, or even a fight. I got mad dogged in a more figurative sense by an administrator (I will call this person Mad Dog). At a staff meeting we were ...