Ever since I began teaching at this school, English II (10th grade) has studied Julius Caesar . When I was first assigned English II, I ha...

Today has been fairly peaceful. I have a few students who want to put their heads down, but so far if I offer them the choice between going...

Last year there were a couple of posts talking about the Pledge that I meant to respond to, and didn't. I teach in a high school (...

It's hard to believe that I've now been teaching for more than ten years. Sometimes it feels like there's not that much that ha...

I just read Maya's post and it really struck a chord with me. I often feel like I don't have enough time in my day. It's very h...

I have been meaning to respond to this post for some time, but every time I read it, I get angry. In it, Janet Givens states: America...

In his post " How the American education system doesn't fail ," David Brin responds to a Washington Post article by Fareed...

One thing that really grinds my gears is when students claim that they "didn't have enough time" to finish an assignment. O...

The major texts we use for English II happen to have leadership as a common theme. It wasn't planned, but it works out nicely. We u...

I'm tired . I'm tired of students ignoring directions. I'm tired of having to repeat myself because students weren't payi...

We'll be starting to read Animal Farm in just a few days. I think the overarching question I want to push students to examine is ...

One of the buzzwords this year has been "grit." In the reading I've done, I've heard it explained that students who tak...

I am, by nature, a solitary person. Most people would not suspect this, because I make an effort to be not just polite, but friendly. But ...

Brief note - it seems like blogger has changed things and my 'Continue' links aren't working the way I wanted them to. That'...

Every story starts with the promise that reading it is worth your time & effort, and gives clues about what to expect. In the first sen...

Goals for the summer: Change the address on my driver's license √ Register to vote (waiting on card to arrive) Create Antigone unit...

So at the end of the school year we were informed that next year, the lowest grade we would be allowed to put into the computer gradebook, ...

So... I had the meeting with my administrator to discuss my annual evaluation. Overall it went well. I made a strong push to reinstate my in...

The first semester is winding down and somehow I've managed to ...

We are having issues with our online gradebook. I am so frustrated I can't even begin to put it into words. I never feel like writing. I...