I'll admit, when I first heard of her nomination I was comfortably in the dark. I didn't think much beyond her vow to do away with common core. And, this pleased me. I am not a fan of common core (the first piece of my research on CCSS is located at: Understand Common Core, ...
Tenure. Such a small word with so many misconceptions and hopes attached to it. Naysayers demand that tenure be removed because it only protects 'bad' teachers. Supporters insist that tenure protects 'good' teachers. Who is right? Tenure doesn't protect bad teachers. 'Bad' ...
Who are you afraid of? The principal whose face never betrays his true thoughts? The bossy teacher down the hall? The parent who only calls to complain? What are you afraid of? Not having all the right answers? Not being able to keep up? Do you feel that the only ...
"May I help you?" "Yes, you may. Thank you for asking." Sound like a scene from a movie or college class on customer service? Maybe. Or this could be a teacher approaching a parent on parent's night asking if they can help. You see customer service and teaching go hand ...
