GPC0321, I have to say you have captured the crux of the decision really well-- thanks for sharing your story so eloquently. It gave me something...
This sounds very frustrating. I can relate, although your environment sounds especially difficult. I recently asked myself the "Am I cut out...
Thanks for your responses, everyone-- you have some great organizational ideas. I especially like the NFY sheet. I know it may seem like a minor...
I'm sure this has been covered here before, but I couldn't find it through a search. What do you do when a student is "sure" they turned something...
I taught a high school core class for several years at a small private school and was generally successful. This year, I began teaching in a...
I think any type of teaching about this topic can be done well or done poorly. What Smart describes is abstinance taught poorly, with guilt,...
I'm a fellow English Education major and I am coming to the same decision as you have...it has just taken me eight years of teaching instead of...
Sounds fun! I don't know if I'm an official hiker, but I did hike at the Grand Canyon over my spring break. We didn't have a lot of time, but we...
I know that all private schools are different, so of course, asking the school you're interested in is the only way to really know. Several of...
I'm sorry you're going through a tough time. It sounds like your teacher has been a wonderful help to you, and I'm sure they want what is best...
I concur with those who say that online reviewers seem to be decidedly more negative than positive. A lot of the sweeping generalizations seem to...
It probably depends on the climate of the school-- I know families at my school would probably have a lot of questions if they weren't told who...
This is my eighth year of teaching, and I have not taken a sick day yet! (Knock on wood...) I do know that many people have very legitimate...
:spitwater:Great image. Yes, I didn't even mention the distraction angle. And I hadn't heard the term prom-posals before!
I think this is a "time out" question-- it's related to school, but not really teaching. What do you think of the trend of HS guys planning...
Good question-- I look forward to seeing others' answers to this! I think the first thing to do is make sure you don't relax standards too...
I can totally relate to you, OP: eighth year, good school, no major issues, pleasant students...but there's still the constant worry that you...
Too bad you couldn't come up with much for the other idea-- it is a valid question to pursue! If I'm understanding right, you are identifying...
I know when I started, I was so focused on curriculum and lesson plans that I didn't think enough about procedures and patterns, and I'd really...
My usual stance is that I would rather see students' best work, so I typically do give them the extra day if it's an absence-related grey area...
