Where have manners gone? What about common decency? Courtesy? I guess they've gone out of style. I posted about an incident at a local fast food restaurant in Should Discipline or Teaching Methods Change? , as well as, more comments about discipline (or the lack ...
Throughout my years in public education, I repeatedly heard the mantra, "We have to change the way we teach because kids have changed." I realize that today, more than ever, kids expect to be entertained. But, does that mean every lesson has to be a 'dog and pony show' or ...
I had a vet visit this week. Well... not me, my cat had a vet visit. We (the vet and I) had a conversation about my profession. He had genuine praise for teachers (something very refreshing) and told me that there isn't anyone that hasn't been touched by a teacher at some time ...
I've heard some disturbing things over the past 20+ years in education. Seen some pretty disturbing things too! But one of the most disturbing is the pushing of technology on our kids. It seems that every school district is pushing iPads, Chrome Books, or some other device into ...
So you want to quit. You want a new career. You're tired of constantly taking care of someone else's kids while your own are basically being ignored. You're tired of fighting bureaucracy. You long to have support, but find that you are on your own. Sound familiar? Unfortunately, ...
