Patriotism and the Next Generation
*I will not be blogging for the remainder of the month as I take a break and work on my site. See y’all in August with new students and new […]
What’s More Important – the Self or the Selfie?
Selfie: noun self·ie \ˈsel-fē\ an image of oneself taken by oneself using a digital camera especially for posting on social networks – Miriam Webster Dictionary The term selfie was added to the Miriam-Webster dictionary […]
Stop the Summer Slide with Free-Range Learning
The summer slide is not the latest dance fad among teens, but a term teachers use to describe how students tend to lose information during the summer months. Students are […]
The Power of Personal Evaluation at the End of the School Year
*This post was originally written for a profession site where I am a contributor, but I do feel that the questions are beneficial for parents, students, or families as a whole […]
What the Class of 2015 Taught the Teacher
*This post originally appeared on BAM Radio’s Ed Words followed by a modified version on AP Lit Help. I write for these two sties on a regular basis but wanted […]
Teaching Kids to Live Life to the Fullest
In between “Baby Be My Love Song” and “You Ain’t Worth the Whiskey” I heard an interesting story on the radio yesterday about living life to the full. A British […]
It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times
Last Friday night was graduation at the high school where I teach. Graduation – a time for family, memories, and celebration. This past Friday, however, will be a graduation that […]
To the Class of 2015 – Stay Young at Heart
College. Work. Bills. Relationships. Taxes. These are all things you will be facing in the next year as you take yet another step toward growing up. Growing up. The two […]
The Milestones are Done
I do not wish to be an advocate against testing but rather an advocate for students. However, these two worlds have collided making the person who speaks up for students […]
School Appreciation Week
*pictures from schools in Haiti and India As I am closing out another school year, I have spent a lot of my time thinking about education. I am so fortunate […]
Teach with Class 