It’s A Hardknock Teacher’s Life
A ToC trying to keep it real, in spite of the odds.

Archive for February 26th, 2008

Gratitude

February 26, 2008

8pm is way too late to be arriving home from school.  Especially given that the day didn’t begin too promisingly for me.  I really did not want to leave the comforts of my apartment this morning; I felt absolutely, positively “Blah.” Not only was I fighting something, but I also was thoroughly exhausted from my [...]

Student Accountability

February 26, 2008

What builds accountability in our students?
Case in point:  I teach eighth graders, and when they are absent, they are to follow up with each of their teachers in order to find out what their assignments are.  While such practice is reasonable for eighth graders, how do we teach them accountability?  We don’t tell students in [...]