I hated recess and usually stayed inside to help my teacher. If she didn't need help that day, I pleaded sick. There are few things I would NOT...
There are many Pinterest boards about grammar in mathematics, too. (and in all the other areas of curriculum, too.) Grammar and spelling are...
As a professor of expository writing and as a writer/editor for several business websites, I BEG OF YOU ALL to emphasize grammar, no matter what...
I would never, ever begrudge a sub the exact same prep time the teacher had. I've subbed in schools that considered a sub to be some kind of...
We had block scheduling, but planning period was a piece of a block.
A 90-minute planning period? Holy cow! Mine was 40 minutes on the days I actually got one! 90 minutes! I'm blown away.
Broiled salmon, green beans, garlic buttered mushrooms, and sliced tomatoes.
Students who are habitually late are showing disrespect, and deserve no additional time. Give them the test and when time is up for those with...
Teaching at the college level requires not only an extremely good knowledge of your content but also the ability and schema to connect your...
We had MLK and Labor Day. Next one is Thanksgiving.
Living with a married man isn't behavior I want my students to emulate. I know my opinion isn't popular in this day and age of anything goes, but...
"What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say." Yes, it matters what sort of person one is outside of the classroom.
Here are some quotations about education.
I teach college, and on the bottom floor we have a men's restroom and. . . . wait for it. . . . a unisex restroom. No women's restroom on that...
I am kind of amazed at schools that aren't interested in letting people donate "stuff" and points from the Coke website. Signing your school up...
I put my key on a big diaper pin and fastened it to the waistband of my pants. It never broke, and I only put it through the wash three times in...
I had no AC for years, and when we finally did get it, the controls were in my room, which meant that the hotter it was outside, the colder it was...
Plain Lay's. Or Fritos. Nothing flavored. The plain Lay's are usually good for a few jokes. (I do love a good Lay.) Don't judge me.
My bathroom has a theme, all right. http://classacts.diaryland.com/images/904ad46e9873ac2173c44fae8ac8dc5d.jpg
I've just started The Hunger Games - it's the novel for one of my co-recs - and I'm not finding it interesting in the least. Bummer.
