I’ve been feeling so exhausted lately that some mornings all I want to do is crawl back into bed. Which has greatly impacted my early morning workout. My mother asked me why I am so tired. I told her that I did not know. Then, I remembered that I am anemic - [...]
I have a question: Why is it that kids with ADHD have such difficulty keeping their hands to themselves? Case in point. No, three cases in point.
Case #1: Yesterday in class, there was student playing with a candy wrapper. Now, it is one thing to tinker. But, here was this student, folding [...]
I think I was destined to be a middle school teacher.
My days begin so wonderfully with my eighth grade Spanish 1’s. They are so cooperative and productive, and I enjoy teaching in their presence.
The Spanish 2’s are, as they say, something else. Especially my Day One last block class, which met today.
Spring Fever [...]
I’ve been tinkering lately with technology. Well, more than tinkering; using. First, one of the tech guys introduced me to a digital voice recorder: An Olympus DS-2. After going back and forth re: the pros and cons of using the iPod and a mic attachment, he produced the voice recorder. It is [...]
The past couple of weeks have been stressful at school. I take too much to heart, which leaves me so drained emotionally and physically that I have nothing left over at the end of the day for my personal life. I am trying to change some things. I have been working out on [...]
My actual birthdate was on Friday, 11 April. However, due to my having to return to campus on last Friday evening for a foreign language program, I could celebrate only a little bit on The Day.
So, The Day began with a colleague announcing to the entire school during Community Meeting that it was my [...]
In fact, the past few days haven’t been the best.
My work overall with the students has been good. Still, I’ve felt cranky and aggravated. As I told a friend and colleague this afternoon who has noticed my crankiness and aggravation, and who cared enough to ask, I told him this: I feel [...]
Having been in independent schools for fourteen years, the most popular way in this venue for getting students to be more accountable and responsible for their work is to have every teacher sign the student’s planner.
This is the way the planner method works: Student presents planner to teacher, who in turn determines if what the [...]
To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I have posted here some links which may be of interest: A Newsweek interview with Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, and and a collection of articles, speeches and photographs from the Atlanta Journal Constitution, for those desiring more historical background.
In [...]
…especially after reading this disturbing story. A group of third graders plotted to cause serious injury to their teacher because she scolded them.
I wish I could say that the aforementioned is an April Fool’s joke, but, it isn’t.
It’s a good thing my birthday is coming up. I can request the Kevlar vest as a gift.
