I know I might not make too many teachers happy with this post, but oh well. Over the years, I’ve heard so many teachers complain about their students who are getting failing grades, because the student is too lazy or because their skills are too low or because the students just don’t care. They put […]
Accepting late work has been a topic of discussion on more than one occasion in staff meeting that I’ve been in over the years, and there are two camps on this issue. Some teachers refuse to accept late work, because it’s not fair to those students who were responsible enough to turn in work on […]
I wanted to share a new presentation tool that I wish I could have used in the classroom. (I’m in administration now.) It’s called Prezi. I’ve used it to make presentations to the staff, and they were pretty amazed. It’s free to educators, and with a little practice, you can make a really cool show. […]
I just saw the most amazing thing I’ve ever seen in a classroom. I was delivering a report to a teacher – we’ll call her Jackie, and I decided to wait until the bell rang, so I wouldn’t have to interrupt her class. The bell rang, and I stepped aside to avoid getting run over […]
