Being a teacher sounds good, right? You get your summers and holidays off. You work Monday through Friday from 8 am to 3:30 pm. Great hours! Pay is okay and there are lots of perks for teachers. Yep, I think I'll be a teacher. Whoa. Not so fast! Being a teacher is so ...
Parenting doesn't end with birth. Once a child is conceived parenting is a lifelong commitment. The old saying, "It takes a village to raise a child" is only true if the child doesn't have dedicated parents. Sure, we all need help sometimes and it sure is nice to take a day off ...
Your child doesn't bring home the note from the teacher. Whose fault it is? Your child is failing a class. Who is to blame? Your child is hungry. Is it the schools' responsibility to feed them? Too often the answers come back: 1) the teacher 2) the teacher 3) yes In ...
Let's jump on this roller coaster..... Child enters school. They are praised and rewarded to the delight of their parents. They join a ball team and get a trophy for every game because no one ever loses. Child advances through the school system, at times not earning ...
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, ...
Okay... let's just put it out there. The kid that drives you crazy is never absent. Not once. Ever. Move? Not in a lifetime. Where is justice when you are falling down trying to teach a room of engaged learners and one decides to disrupt the process? Why does ...
Okay. Time to put our money where our mouth is. I live in Missouri and lately some superintendents have come under scrutiny for having such exorbitant salaries. At least 4 times what I made after 21 years of service. Granted, I do understand that I only had to take care of one ...
We all want security. Security in our homes. In our relationships. In our jobs. Security helps to ease stress and tension. If we desire security, as adults, how much more our children need it. A secure classroom is more than locks on doors. It is the knowledge that they are ...
