Monthly Archives: January 2012

Quick Hit: Grading Essays

I need to get better at planning when major papers come due in my classes.  Somehow, even though I TELL myself not to do it, I end up under a virtual avalanche of essays. Today, I’m going to get through … Continue reading

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Guest Post: Sending Out an SOS

Help a blog buddy out, would you?  I think we’ve all felt like this at one point or another; how do YOU get through the impossible classes with little or no outside help? *Note; I’ve changed some of the identifying … Continue reading

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Filed under colleagues, compassion and cooperation, concerns, failure, frustrations, I've got this kid...., really?!, student chutzpah, Yikes!, You're kidding...right?

Snow Day

Today is the first snow day of the 2011-2012 school year.   My charter school does online snow days.  This is both terribly cool and incredibly frustrating. It’s cool in that we get credit for the school day; we made our … Continue reading

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Filed under frustrations, hybrids suck, Learning, lesson planning, out in the real world, self-analysis, Teaching

Justification

Every so often, I get an email from a parent asking about a particular assignment.  Often, they’re just asking for the details of the work so that they can ensure that their children are completing it properly, but sometimes they … Continue reading

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Filed under analysis, doing my own homework, lesson planning, parental units, self-analysis, Teaching

Back at It

We return to school tomorrow after the holiday break.  This was a short break – Christmas falling on a Sunday does that – but it felt sufficient, nonetheless.  I’m not sure I’m 100% ready to go back, but then again, … Continue reading

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