Today’s letter on the A to Z Blogging Challenge is “T”, and if there is something that has been on my mind lately it is teaching. A few weeks ago, a retiring teacher Gerald Conti posted to Facebook about the teaching profession as it stands today. The letter went viral. In it, Conti cited theContinue reading “Teaching: Why It Is Not What It Used To Be”
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The 90-10 Split
Yesterday I posted a blog post about my thoughts on why I assign homework. I had some very interesting responses and some of you even suggested some rather rash (and humorous) ways to deal with the problem of students who simply choose not to do homework assignments. Today I thought I would like to offerContinue reading “The 90-10 Split”
Writing in the Classroom: A Common Core Must
For too long students in public schools in the U.S. have been shackled by the mandates of NCLB, which has recently been proven to be an absolute failure. Students have been taught to do well on a test because teacher evaluations are based on test scores, which is absolutely absurd. What job on earth otherContinue reading “Writing in the Classroom: A Common Core Must”
Writing Is Hard Work 