I enjoy “kid” movies. Give me Mulan, Kung Fu Panda, E.T., Race to Witch Mountain, Frozen or any one of hundreds of “long-shot makes good” movies any day of the week – and for good reason. Common Sense Media says, … Continue reading
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I saw this photograph and thought of the many articles, blogs, posts, discussions, books I read – along with all the conversations I hear from both teachers and students alike. Everyone is unfair – teachers, principals, guidance counselors, students, students’ … Continue reading
Teachers are doing lots of work. Administration is also doing lots of work. So why are we not experiencing the rewards of all this great work? Why are our numbers dismally low, particularly in urban city school districts? To answer … Continue reading
Why are teachers evaluated at all? I wish someone would explain it to me. Since the types of evaluations that take place in school occur in no other profession aside from education, why do we do it? I hear that … Continue reading
Not that I have ever done it, but I do know people in business and do keep a second set of books. Why? They keep one set to show how much money they have made, and another to . But … Continue reading
I recently heard the following said by a character in an episode of “Law and Order”: “Why are teachers being pushed out. Is it because they are being micromanaged by the DOE. Is it because they are being given all … Continue reading
Several years ago, I had a meeting with our principal for a “mid-year” check in. This is when administration wants to get a feel for how things are going (student achievement, personal growth, etc…) and what your plans are for … Continue reading
Seriously, what is your school’s goal? How about your mission statement? Got one? As a teacher, what does your school want you to do? Have they ever presented you with a clear well-defined statement of expectations (besides to teach)? Does … Continue reading
School success? It is all of our business. In my book, “Speak English with me,” designed to increase the English fluency of our most at-risk student population, English Language Learners, I point out: “The responsibility of teaching conversational English to … Continue reading
I am a bit vocal in the classroom. This is due to a variety of reasons: being a bit more mature (older) than most teachers, having fought quite a bit as a young man (not all of it successful), and … Continue reading