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The Blog Revolution On Hold

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For reasons beyond my control, my blogging time will be extraordinarily limited this week (lots of concerts and exhaustion has begun to catch up on me). For these reasons, I will be putting the Blog Revolution Project on hold for this week. It will presumably resume again on Monday the 19th. Thanks for bearing with … Read more

The Commercialization of Public Schools

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A few years ago, I remember that our school had televisions in every classroom, and they would automatically turn on each day during homeroom to show Channel One. I remember seeing it and watching it and wondering if it was really all that effective. I was reminded of this again today when I came across … Read more

Top 10 Things I Learned This Year At TMEA

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I returned home from the Texas Music Educators Association clinic and convention this weekend. It was different TMEA experience for me than what I have been accustomed to in the past. One of the primary reasons for this was because I desperately needed the vacation more than I have in the past. If you’ve been … Read more

Why I Hated Teaching During My First Two Years

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Newby writes: I have noticed lately in a couple of your posts you mentioned how terrible your first couple of years of teaching were. As a new reader, I have gone back into your archived information to learn more about this blog but have not come across why you had such a hard time. What … Read more

So You Want To Teach 2008

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I have been working for about a month now on redesigning So You Want To Teach? I want to make it even more reader friendly. I’m excited about the changes that will be coming this week. In fact, the redesigned site has now made its debut! If you’re reading in a RSS reader, come check … Read more

Organizing Your To-Do List for Maximum Productivity: Part 2

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This is a guest post by Pamela, who doesn’t currently have her own blog. Pamela teaches elementary in Michigan. Ideas for organizing your subcategories In part 1 of this series, I talked about the shortcomings of traditional to-do lists and the increased productivity that results from using a to-do schedule. With a to-do schedule, your … Read more

Organizing Your To-Do List for Maximum Productivity: Part 1

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This is a guest post by Pamela, who doesn’t currently have her own blog. Pamela teaches elementary in Michigan. Traditional to-do lists When I think of a traditional to-do list, I think of a sheet (or scrap) of paper with a list of all the things you need to do. This is a good start, … Read more

10 Tips To Stay Motivated And Love Teaching

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This is a guest post by Jane Little of My Many Colored Crayons. Jane teaches third grade in Los Angeles, CA. I teach in a school that has more than it’s share of challenges. Low morale is just one of them. About a year ago I started blogging with this post. It was a raw … Read more

Updating Your Resume

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It never hurts to go back and polish your resume from time to time. In fact, your resume could be the reason you are not getting job interviews. Here are some great links to help get you started in that direction. Further Reading But I Don’t Want To Teach — So You Want To Teach? … Read more