To give or not to give? Awww... the eternal question. Should we assign homework or do we allow them to have the night off? Personally, I'm a non-homework kinda girl. I want the night off (which rarely happens, but hey! when it does!) so why shouldn't I honor that wish for my students. ...
Teacher retirement seems to always be caught in a contest of wills. It often comes under fire from politicians and a privileged few who want to reform it. For the life of me I can't figure out what politicians and millionaires have to do with my paltry retirement. I ...
Recently I saw a funny post concerning teachers using the days before school preparing their rooms rather than attending meetings. I was so amused by it that I reposted it on my FB page, Chocolate 4 Teachers. It is remarkably close to comments my colleagues and I would ...
The first day of school. Exciting. Fun. Scary. Nerve-wracking. You want your room to be perfect. You can't wait to see the faces of your students when they walk in and see the magical transformation you have created. My first year, I was going for the WOW affect. I wanted one of ...
