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
Filed under about writing
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
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
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
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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