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The Freshmen Are Coming!
THE FRESHMEN ARE COMING! THE FRESHMEN ARE COMING! EVERYONE TO GET FROM STREETS! Anyone out there who still remembers this movie? The Russians are Coming, 1966
Posted in humor
Tagged comedy, first day of school, freshmen, freshmen orientation, high school, Humor, movies, school, teachers, The Russians Are Coming
8 Comments
Snow Days
Snow days are awful…..says no teacher ever.
The Thing About Teaching
This is such a broad topic, and I have wildly strong opinions about education in general and specifically about teaching. But I’m going to focus here on the month of January. Whaaaat? What does January have to do with anything? … Continue reading
Posted in education
Tagged assessments, critical thinking, Education, great teachers, knowledge, military inspections, observations, reading, students, teachers, TEACHING
38 Comments
Remembering Why I Love Teaching, Or Do I?
This is a good day to reflect on why I love to teach. Especially because the last couple of weeks have sucked. Let me rephrase that…..my lessons haven’t worked. At all. So back to the drawing board. For all of … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Education, grammar, high school, idiomatic expressions, languages, literature, reading, slang, students, teachers, TEACHING, thomas hardy
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Teaching is Like Bowling.
I’m not good with unscheduled time. I end up walking around my house during summer vacations aimlessly. I think that I should polish the furniture, but end up reading instead. I think that I should clean out the closet, but … Continue reading
Posted in education, Uncategorized
Tagged blogging, bowling, Education, high school, motivation, opinion, school, school year, students, summer, teachers, TEACHING
23 Comments
School Supplies from Hell
Feeding frenzy on the Serengeti? No. Back to School Sale at Staples.When a kid is going into 4th grade, there is no reason to have 2 FULL PAGES OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES NEEDED. List: crayons, markers or colored pencils. Must be … Continue reading
Posted in teaching
Tagged blogging, Education, insanity, lifestyle, opinion, school supplies, shopping, teachers
21 Comments
Primary colors?
Someone, somewhere, blogged something, and I can’t remember who or what it was. I would give credit where credit is due, but I just can’t remember. Anywho, it made me think of primary colors. Don’t think that I’m an … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged cars, color blind, colors, comma, esl, fifty shades of grey, Humor, lesson plans, math, Oxford, oxford comma, parking lots, primary, primary colors, teachers, TEACHING
13 Comments
What’s it say that I’ve gotten into 2 fights over the Oxford comma…
It’s a given that some things are up for debate. Further vs farther. Y’all vs you guys. Apartment vs flat. But when it comes to punctuation, the biggy is the Oxford comma. To use or not to use….that is the … Continue reading
The motivated high school student…huh?
There is a special place in heaven for elementary teachers. And a REALLY special place in heaven for middle school teachers. But I can’t imagine teaching anyone other than high school kids. Definitely my niche. Not that they don’t frustrate … Continue reading
