Reflections From The Chalkboard

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Fun on the Tech Committee

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So as any teacher knows, you tend to get a lot of unneeded emails. Our school has recognized this and has the technology committee spearhead...
Thursday, August 14, 2008

Back to School

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Today was my first day teaching in my new school. It was somewhat of an early start, but I've been eager to get back in the classroom. S...
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Friday, April 25, 2008

Getting Enough Sleep

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So far, today has been a pretty good day in front of the class. I haven't had any issues and the students have been enjoying the work we...
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Sunday, April 20, 2008

Abstinence Only Education Misses Out

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My school recently brought in a public speaker who spoke on the dangers of having sex outside marriage. To illustrate her claim, she describ...
Monday, April 7, 2008

The Good and the Sad

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I was recently hired to work in Parkway Northeast Middle School in Creve Coeur, MO near St. Louis. I'm excited about the job and will be...
Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Bravo

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It's always nice to find out that your students are thinking about the things we learn in class. D uring a field trip today, one of my s...
Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Teaching isn't a 50-50 Split

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Pretend for a moment that I'm a parachute instructor. I'm going to show you how to pack your parachute, jump out of a plane and, and...
Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Why I Want to Teach Freshman English

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I've known for a while that I wanted to teach freshman English, but I hadn't yet been able explain why, at least in short and simple...
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Monday, February 25, 2008

Facebook, Education, and Cyberbullying

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It seems that a lot of my posts involve facebook and now I'm going to talk about it yet again. I have found another reason why it isn...
Monday, February 18, 2008

Failing Your Students into Achievement

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People who never experience failure or difficulty in their early life, have a habit of crashing hard later in life when they are faced with ...
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