I have a great idea. Instead of throwing education money on positive programs and hiring numerous babysitters, let's build a school. A responsibility school. A school for kids AND parents. And, instead of paying paraprofessionals babysitter wages, let's pay them what they are worth. ...
You can keep your E-Readers. Give me a book. I want to feel the weight in my hand. I want to turn the pages. I want to flip through to the end and take a sneak peak (yes, I'm one of those!). I want to put my finger on the print. Hear the crisp sound of paper turning. I ...
Student Empowerment. Ranks right up there with entitlement. Certainly this is not something a teacher devised. Had to be a non-educator to come up with such a ridiculous idea. Someone had an idea that kids needed a larger voice so they wrote an article and the phrase went like wildfire ...
We've all called in for a sub. And... we've all had someone that we would rather never set foot in our class again. I've had subs that I had to hide all of my snacks, pens, and pencils or they would disappear. I've had subs tell my kids that they knew more than the teacher. ...
