In the Christmas break, I am looking back at this blog’s growth and development. I did this last year and it helped some of the newer readers to catch some of the things they missed out on. I know that since the year started with around 125 subscribers and is ending with around 600, many … Read more
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
In the Christmas break, I am looking back at this blog’s growth and development. I began writing a little bit for the blog in February, but didn’t officially launch it for real until June. Since that time, growth has been pretty consistent. I now seem to regularly get a small number of comments for every … Read more
We’ve all been there. The beginning of the first year of teaching can be daunting, to say the least. It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. First year horror stories abound. The number of teachers who quit after the first year or two of teaching matches or exceeds the number … Read more
As the school year comes to a close, and before the summer gets into full swing, I am reviewing the 2006-2007 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