As the school year winds down, band directors invariably begin turning their minds towards the upcoming marching season. This year, I have a 7th grade percussionist who knows a ton of trivia about Drum Corps International. His father used to march and has taught across the country, so he comes to middle school with a … Read more
Are you at the bottom of a pit? Maybe you’re in a place you never thought you would be. Or you never thought you’d be there again. I can’t count the number of times I’ve fallen into a bad habit in teaching. I allow myself to get bogged down with paperwork instead of taking care … Read more
This is a video of Dave Ramsey presenting his 7 Baby Steps. Following the summary video are 10 more videos with more specific details. If you haven’t heard Dave Ramsey before, you need to subscribe to his podcast. Now. The Baby Steps Intro Budgeting Baby Steps Debt Snowball The Emergency Fund Retirement Investment College Savings … Read more
A couple of years ago, I saw a few videos on YouTube of Taylor Mali reciting some of his poetry. I reposted one of them last night, and thought I would dig around and see if I could find some more. Here’s what I came up with. The Impotence of Proofreading On Girls Lending Pens … Read more
By Taylor Maliwww.taylormali.com He says the problem with teachers is, “What’s a kid going to learnfrom someone who decided his best option in life was to become a teacher?”He reminds the other dinner guests that it’s true what they say aboutteachers:Those who can, do; those who can’t, teach. I decide to bite my tongue instead … Read more
I recently came across a video on TwiTip about Monica Rankin, a professor at the University of Texas at Dallas, who was using Twitter in one of her classes this semester. The video is below. I emailed Dr. Rankin to see if I could get some thoughts on the experiment following the completion of the semester. She … Read more
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy I gotta come clean. I’ve texted while driving. Quite a bit. I saw this video this morning thanks to DetentionSlip.org. I’ve Facebooked while driving. I’ve looked up maps while driving. I’ve Twittered while driving. I’ve just flat out used my iPhone for … Read more
I recently was reminded of some videos I’ve seen before, but that was over a year and a half ago. These numbers are awe-inspiring. It is also humbling to realize how fast things are progressing in the world. It’s amazing to realize that the world I knew when I was growing up in the 90s … Read more
If nothing else, this is a thought-provoking video. Perhaps a bit off-topic, in fact, I’m not even posting this to raise a political conversation. However, I would be interested in hearing from some of the social studies teachers out there. What kinds of things have you done to help your students overcome the ignorance of … Read more
I like my principal. In fact, I like every principal I have worked with and for. I read a news article today that concerns me and makes me glad that I have had great administrators to work for thus far in my career. Then I got home and looked for a few more. Here’s what … Read more