I don't know what state are you in, but my state recognized my years of service as a teacher for retirement purposes. Since teacher are full...
I had started my 4th year in the classroom when I left. On my resume, when I listed skills used for my classroom job, I cut out anything that was...
I am so very lucky in that teaching was actually a second career for me. My degree is in Accounting, so I am now back in business. I work for the...
Guys, I left teaching. I did it back in December, actually. It was the best thing I've done for my mental and emotional health. Kids were running...
I'm looking to motivate our students this year. Last year, our group of students were unmotivated and settled throughout the entire year. We are...
I am wanting to post test data for each of my 6 classes this year for our District Assessments that we take for each semester. I wanted to post...
I'd say that us pretty close to our suspension rate. We have a really tough group of kids. To make matters worse, we have yet to find a principal...
I'm curious as to what type of school/environment you teach in.
Wow!! So much on my little question. I LOVE all of the input. I am still leaning towards no homework. Okay. Maybe not Completely doing away with...
Yikes. I appreciate your response, but the attitude you have will get you eaten alive at my school. My kids may only be 6th grade, but they have...
I'm reading Love and Logic, and I'm contemplating doing something I read in the book. I thinking of giving weekly homework 10 problems or so-...
In my district, homework isn't mandatory. We just have major and minor grades. However, the split is 60-40, so a kid that misses two or three...
Thanks, guys. I am really thinking about scraping it. Not only would it save me a whole lot of time at the copier, but MissScrimmage is right, if...
I will be starting my 3rd year of teaching 6th grade general ed. math. I've been at the same school for all 3 years. I teach at a school where...
I'm at a middle school in Texas. Lunch monitors are admin. As a teacher, we're supposed to get 30 minutes of uninterrupted lunch, but that never...
Hey guys! I can't believe hiring season is already nearing. This year, I will be desperate to get a new job. Our students are out of control and...
How does your school split up SpEd students, ELL students, and 504? How about class sizes? General Ed compared to Pre-Ap?
Can an administration mandate after school tutoring? I'm not talking 30-45 minutes to reteach or homework hall....our tutoring is two days after...
Curious, say you text, email, call, whatever your principal that you are feeling sick and would like a sub for the rest of the day. How would this...
I teach 3 90ish minute blocks everyday of on-level 6th grade math and I just want to take a brief poll of how others would or do structure their...
