I haven't been a teacher for a few years, but I still read these forums every once in awhile to see what's currently going on in education. Here...
It's not so nice in this part of CA. It's only 11, and it's already over 90 degrees. We're supposed to get up close to 110 today! I'm planning on...
About 30-50% fail around here, in all core subjects.
Some of the districts around here bought English textbooks from Holt McDougal that are aligned to the Common Core. I don't teach English, so I...
I don't feed my cats wet food, but I taught them to drink from the bathtub faucet so they don't get dehydrated. (Cats prefer running water to...
Yes, go to a workshop. If you can't do that, look at the College Board website for info about the test. I teach AP Bio, and they have a ton of...
It's a cover letter. You write it.
I don't know. Evolution explains the evidence of what happened to species from the moment life appeared, but it can't explain the origin of life...
Evolution doesn't have anything to say about creationist claims about the origin of life. It has a lot to say about creationist claims that the...
One detail - the theory of evolution says nothing about the origin of life. Evolution only deals with how life changed after it arrived on this...
1. Families around here are incredibly mobile. I have students entering and leaving my classroom all year long. When students attend 3-4 schools...
I'm in the same boat, but I am getting interviews. My contract has been non-renewed yet again. I've applied for a bunch of jobs, both teaching and...
Oh, I still get that in high school. I also get students every year who ask why the mom doesn't digest her baby, since it is in her stomach along...
I double checked with the math department today. For students who want to take Calculus in high school, they need to take honors math classes...
My district (and I think my whole county) is going towards integrated math classes instead of the traditional algebra and geometry. Next year, all...
Flip a coin. Heads you go to both interviews, tails you only go to School C. If you're happy with the result of the coin flip, there's your...
I've seen quite a few postings for down here in the south valley.
I don't think that Sarge was saying that merit-based promotion would make teachers care more. Rather, merit-based promotion would give us better...
If the house is that under-priced, there will be other people competing for it. You don't even know if you will have the winning bid. So I say,...
In California, 9th graders take geography, 10th graders take world history, and 11th graders take US history.
