The Art of Slow Slow Slow Running Inspiration by Joel Wagner - April 13, 2010June 30, 20103 I ran 1 mile last night and it took me 18:45. I saw a post on the Couch To 5K's Facebook profile the other day that questioned whether someone made a typo when they said they ran a mile in 33 minutes. They couldn't imagine someone only running one mile in 33 minutes. My contribution to that discussion was pretty good, so I posted it on the Can Wii Do It? blog this evening. Enjoy The Art of Slow Slow Slow Running...
18 Again Personal by Joel Wagner - December 30, 2008July 1, 20100 I saw a great post on The Yellow Board today. The author asks a simple question: This is a little "out there", but let's say you could go back in time and and meet yourself when you were 18. You could tell yourself one thing, and zap, you were back to the present. What one thing would you tell yourself, even if it changed the present? I thought about this and decided I would let "me" know about Sept.11,01. What about you? I hope you don't tell yourself not to be a band director or to buy stock in Microsoft. What would help the world or others instead of just you? My response would be, "Avoid debt entirely." If I
Gone Wild: Classroom Jobs Classroom Management by Miss A - July 23, 2008July 25, 201613 Hello, Readers. I decided to take Joel up on his offer of EduBloggers Gone Wild. My name is Miss A and you can find me at Confessions From the Couch. I am beginning my 4th year of teaching in an urban school district and no longer under new teacher status. I feel like I’m at a place where I must CONTRIBUTE to the edublogging community. As I enter into the this new phase of my career, I am using blogging as a reflective and personal growth tool-with limited complaining and griping-because I love my job and the impact it has on my life. My goal is to share my ideas as well as solicit the ideas of other teachers out
Reader Appreciation: Miss A Reader Appreciation by Miss A - November 13, 2007July 5, 20100 November is Reader Appreciation Month at So You Want To Teach? Today's featured reader is Miss A.Name: Miss A Location: Urban city in the South Occupation: Teacher, World history, African American History 9-12 grade. Mostly 9th grade Blog: Confessions From The Couch Tell me some of your favorite things about your job Facilitating games, watching students "get it," being able to explore diverse issues and situations. Tell me some things you loved about your favorite teacher(s) They were interactive, they were demanding, had high expectations, friendly. List some of your most effective classroom management strategies Interactive classroom seating chart, behavior contracts. Name (up to) three other blogs that you frequently visit/subscribe Secondhand Thoughts Teaching in the Inner