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I read something recently about the counter-intuitive lessons of experience. A research study showed that as we get more experienced in a profession or a task, we do get better, but we also often become overconfident, overlooking the details or the steps Read More...
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I know this book has been out for a few years and on the best sellers lists for a long while, but if you are like I was and hadn't gotten around to reading it yet, I believe it's worth your time. In this inspiring non-fiction book, Greg Mortenson stops Read More...
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Now that I'm solidly back in the school year, I'm reminded of what a physical challenge teaching can be. Here was my schedule today: 6:30 Arrive at my classroom...Organize the room,board and materials for class...help a kid with Chemistry homework (I'm Read More...
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In order to teach and teach well you have to have a kind of cockeyed optimism or force of will. As Walt Whitman exhorted in Leaves of Grass, “By god man, you will not go down! Hang your whole weight on me.” Sometimes you just have to believe in your students Read More...
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Where do you draw the line between teaching, your family and life outside of work? If you have been teaching for awhile now, you know how all consuming it can be. If you haven’t taught yet…get ready. Although you will have the great vacation time that Read More...
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Joel Klein vs. New York City teachers : The New Yorker This is a disturbing piece about the nearly 1,500 New York teachers who are paid to not work. I generally support our teachers' unions and think they're necessary to preserve academic freedom. I observed Read More...
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The Future of Reading Students Get New Assignment: Pick Books You Like This is an interesting New York Times article about some teachers and districts letting kids read whatever they like in English classes in order to encourage them to read more and Read More...
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Teacher man: a memoir - Google Books I can't put this book down by the late Frank McCourt . A line struck me as I'm preparing for the first day of school on Tuesday. He writes of teaching, "If you don't learn to love it, you'll wriggle in a corner of Read More...
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In an attempt to find new and better ways for my students to build their skills in English and a desire to make my class more relevant, exciting and consistent with our modern world, I'm considering trying something new this year. While reading Howard Read More...
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Do Teachers Need Education Degrees? - Room for Debate Blog - NYTimes.com These editorials from the New York Times are fascinating and illustrate what a fluid and strange profession teaching is. There seems to be no true consensus in our society (although Read More...
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Thanks to great teacher Christopher Greenslate for finding this piece: By Sarah Fine -- Why I Left Teaching Behind - washingtonpost.com Ms. Fine reports feeling "undervalued" as a teacher by the administration in her inner city school, friends, and American Read More...
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Remember that as a teacher you’re in it for the long run whether it’s the class, the school year or your career. This is a dangerous profession in that you can set yourself up for burn-out or simply hating what you do. Depression or feelings of impotence Read More...
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This is a controversial topic. In my classroom I like students to be able to do things. My assessments are skill based and ongoing. I assess kids during class discussions, essays, projects and presentations because I want to see what students can do , Read More...
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As Classrooms Go Digital, Textbooks May Become History - NYTimes.com : "In a Digital Future, Textbooks Are History Heidi Schumann for The New York Times In California, high school interns try out digital 'flexbooks' created by the CK-12 Foundation. Published: Read More...
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You can always do more to help a student. You can always give them another assignment and more feedback. You can always find one kid in your class that needs more guidance. As you probably know, to be successful in teaching you must put in enormous amounts Read More...
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