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Should Learning be Fun?

Should all learning be fun?  I think that depends on your definition of fun.  Is it running around screaming and playing dodgeball? Or is fun a way to draw students in and motivate them? If the second definition is the one you're talking about, than by all means.... All ...

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Why I Hate Callbacks

Did I mention that I hate call-backs? Well, just in case I didn't, I hate callbacks.  They make work for some of you, but personally I feel like I'm talking to myself (and in most cases I am since kids are only repeating a rote response).  I know that this is a hot educational ...

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What Should Professional Development Look Like?

Years ago I was sent to a PD session about PD (You can't make this stuff up).  The school district paid for subs, fed us a great catered meal, and then let us listen to a former-educator-turned-consultant about PD.  The joke ended up being on the administrators. I remember ...

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What is a Teacher's Time Worth?

A friend recently posted a similar question on social media. She got a variety of answers. Strangely enough, my husband and I had a similar conversation a few days later. He was of the persuasion that a professional should return calls and take care of business regardless of the ...

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Defiant Teens

Disrespect. Defiance. Entitlement. A recipe for disaster. When a teen is displaying their 'superior' knowledge part of me wants to laugh at their arrogant ignorance and the other part of me wants to scream at their arrogant ignorance. What have we done to create these monsters ...

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