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No Child Left Behind Doomed To Fail?
A reader recently emailed me and pointed me to a recent article on Time.com regarding No Child Left Behind. She wanted my take on the article, so here goes… To begin with, I notice that the article is written by Claudia Wallis, a writer of incredible credentials. This is a great start. The article begins: … Read more
Top 50 Edublogs?
The conventional wisdom from professional bloggers is to come up with a regular posting frequency and to stick to it. If you post once a day normally, don’t do more than that. If you post Once a week, don’t do more than that. Also don’t do less. Well, it’s summer. I am home a bit … Read more
07-08: What Worked Well
As we begin the summer vacation, I am looking back on what went really well this year, what didn’t work so well, and what needs to change for next year. Below are some of the positives about this year: Remaining calm – Despite circumstances this year, with the other band director having a stroke and … Read more
07-08: A Year In Review
As the school year comes to a close, and before the summer gets into full swing, I am reviewing the 2007-2008 school year in my mind. This review is broken into three articles What Worked Well What Didn’t Work Well What To Change Next Year At the end of July, I will revisit these and … Read more
Student Expectations Comic
Scott Walker over at The English Teacher has been building up a little collection of comics he has drawn during staff development sessions (and a few others). I like his work, and enjoy reading his blog even when it has words and no pictures. I am featuring one of his comics a week here on … Read more
Minds of Students Comic
Scott Walker over at The English Teacher has been building up a little collection of comics he has drawn during staff development sessions (and a few others). I like his work, and enjoy reading his blog even when it has words and no pictures. I am featuring one of his comics a week here on … Read more
Interview Tips
I have a friend who is interviewing for jobs this summer. What are some of your best tips for interviewing for a teaching job? How would interviews be different for elementary or secondary?
Expectations Comic
Scott Walker over at The English Teacher has been building up a little collection of comics he has drawn during staff development sessions (and a few others). I like his work, and enjoy reading his blog even when it has words and no pictures. I am featuring one of his comics a week here on … Read more
5 Things To Do While Taking A Break
There come times in life when we need to find something to do. There come times in life when we need a break. There come times in life when we need to cut back some things so we can find that perfect place. This is one of those times for me. With the end of … Read more