Tag Archives: teachers

The Freshmen Are Coming!

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Barb Knowles

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

Posted on February 9, 2017 by Barb Knowles

Snow days are awful…..says no teacher ever.

Posted in humor, teaching | Tagged Education, high school, Humor, school, snow, snow days, students, teachers, TEACHING | 13 Comments

The Thing About Teaching

Posted on January 8, 2017 by Barb Knowles

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?

Posted on February 27, 2016 by Barb Knowles

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 | 36 Comments

Teaching is Like Bowling.

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Barb Knowles

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

Posted on August 30, 2015 by Barb Knowles

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

Sage advice from a friend at work…

Posted on April 26, 2015 by Barb Knowles

For purposes of anonymity, let’s call this friend Tom. One day in teacher land, I was complaining about slogging my way through a book I didn’t like. I was determined to get through it because I had started it. As … Continue reading →

Posted in books, humor, Uncategorized | Tagged advice, Barnes & Noble, Before I Fall, books, friends, Humor, Lauren Oliver, nook, teachers | 6 Comments

Primary colors?

Posted on April 12, 2015 by Barb Knowles

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

The motivated high school student…huh?

Posted on March 7, 2015 by Barb Knowles

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 →

Posted in education, ell, esl, humor | Tagged Education, esl, high school, Humor, motivation, spelling, teachers, TEACHING, twitter | 1 Comment

Autocorrectisms

Posted on February 22, 2015 by Barb Knowles

The paradox of autocorrect. SO much easier when texting. SO much more annoying when texting. Enraging, enraging, enraging. Easier, easier, easier. Funnier, funnier, funnier. What do you think? In which category/categories of autocorrect/predicted text reactions (hi to my European friends) … Continue reading →

Posted in education, humor, technology | Tagged autocorrect, blogs, cellphones, editing, Humor, iPhone, spelling, teachers, TEACHING, Technology, texting | 23 Comments