Every year, I have a student who I claim as my “project.” This is that one student who just doesn’t care about school. He doesn’t do his homework. He doesn’t care if we call his parents. His parents don’t follow through with their promises to encourage him at home. This is the student who the […]
Today we sang the Star-Spangled Banner in class. We learned about the battle of Fort McHenry and the poem written by Francis Scott Key. Normally, this isn’t one of my more interesting lessons, so what I’ve done for the last few years to spice things up is to hand them a copy of the National […]
Here’s what was on the screen: Battle of New Orleans took place on January 15, 1815. Americans under Andrew Jackson defeat the British after about an hour of fighting. In Ghent, Belgium, American and British diplomats sign a peace treaty. The Treaty of Ghent – Ending the War of 1812 – December 24, 1814. The […]
We decided to have a raffle to get more people to donate. For each $10 donated, people will get a raffle ticket and a chance to win some great prizes. There was only one question: What are the prizes going to be? I was hoping to just get some gift cards donated by my students […]