Subtitle: Bend an Ear, Twist an Arm, Shake your Fist, or Kick your Congress Person's Derriere to "Muzzle NCLB" and Salvage Education
It's time for the Summer Recess, and despite the public's perception that you will spend the time on the beach or in your favorite local bar, you know that you will be busy.
School administrators and parents pressure teachers to "integrate technology," and teachers have resigned themselves to the pervasiveness of this demand.
Changing Your Mind Set: "Uncovery" + "Discovery" + "Recovery" = "Empowerment"
We are "creatures of habit." And, although we usually think that habits are physical behaviors, such as how we brush our teeth, how we hold our knife and fork, etc.; our habits can be mental as well.
Reflections on "What Worked:" Now is the Time to Prepare for the Next School Year
If you enjoyed a successful school year. If your instruction was dynamic, student-centered, flexible, energized and energizing, experimental, action-research-based…
While most members of the general public believe that teachers are well paid (i.e., teachers make more than they do), and that teachers receive three (3) months of paid vacation; we know that teachers spend the summer gearing up for the next school year (without compensation).
Teachers to IT Departments: You have Network and Back-End Programming Homework
It is an ethical question. When teachers know that students can't (or won't) complete homework assignments, should teachers "pile" the homework on anyway?
While most members of the general public believe that teachers are well paid (i.e., teachers make more than they do), and that teachers receive three (3) months of paid vacation; we know that teachers spend the summer gearing up for the next school year (without compensation).
