As I’ve mentioned in an earlier post, I’ve been filling in as an administrator at another school while I’m on vacation. Basically, I’m helping with minor discipline problems and with monitoring the students before and after school and during lunch. Today I had one of those moments that I’ll remember for a long time. A […]
When I first started teaching back over twenty years ago, I was so excited about lesson planning. I had these great ideas that I was just waiting to implement, and I felt that I didn’t need any advice from anybody. I was so dumb. What I’ve learned over the years, however, is that I’m not […]
Here are three posts that I felt needed to be spotlighted. What You Say Can Make a Difference – Successful Teaching – The importance of words. You never know how they will affect your students. Don’t Judge that Bus – Blogging Through the Fourth Dimension – All kids need to have a fair chance to […]
I’m sure you’ve heard the playground saying, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” We know that this isn’t true at all. Words can hurt so much more and for a longer time than sticks and stones. I was reminded of this saying recently. As I mentioned in an […]