The Teacher Meeting Paradox
If there's one thing that teachers hate it's meetings. I don't think I've ever met a teacher that is excited to go to a meeting where the higher ups tell them how to do their jobs. Here's the thing th...
Tag: education
Getting My Master's Degree
I received a flyer in my mailbox at school this morning for the University of Missouri's online Master's degree programs. One of the programs quickly grabbed my attention: Educational Technology. This...
Common Sense, Where Art Thou?
At what point in your life do you develop common sense because it sure isn't in middle school. Three things happened today, each with a different kid, that made me come to this conclusion and oddly en...
Winter Break
I am so ready for winter break. I'm getting burnt out by these kids. The other day I had five kids enter on the same day. They have all been bouncing up and down on my last nerve. They are just as anx...
Whatever Happened to Discipline?
I am really beginning to wonder what happened to discipline. Every day I deal with kids who don't care. That's not unusual. Kids don't want to work, they want to play. I was like that too, but I alway...
My Masters Degree
I don't plan on starting any time soon. I won't start until I can afford to start, which means once I get a full-time teaching position with a school. I've been thinking of what I want to get my degre...
MAP Tests on the Way Out
From today's Post-Dispatch: From the state education department comes reason for Missouri high school students to rejoice: The gradual demise of the Missouri Assessment Program — or MAP exam — is unde...
Teachers Have Cliques Too
I never really thought about it until I started my current job. Teachers really do have cliques. Back student teaching at South High there were the Jocks. These were the coaches that would eat togethe...
Now That it is Official
I shall let you all in on the news I mentioned before. The school board voted Monday night and I'm now under a 9 month contract with a school district to be the ISS (In School Suspension) teacher. It'...
What Do Teachers Make?
A while back I was watching Def Poetry on HBO. It is an excellent program if you've never watched it. There was one poet I really liked. This poet was a teacher. He was very passionate reciting the po...
Intelligent Design (Creationism) is Not Science
At least some countries are on the right path: "The Register is reporting that the UK government has stated there is no place in the science curriculum for Intelligent Design and that it can not be ta...
Drinking by Discipline
It is no secret that teachers consume alcohol and sometime in large quantities. Sometimes it is just socializing after the football game or parent-teacher conference, but most of the time it is a way...
Technology and Education
I was browsing this HNN.us page and saw my history blog listed (though, my last name is spelled wrong) and found quite a few really interesting blogs that I have since subscribed to. One of my favorit...
Senator Talent Gets an F
From the NEA: Is Senator Talent working for public education? 'F' on report card says no It is report card time for lawmakers of all stripes and U.S. Senator Jim Talent has some explaining to do. He g...
Special Education
Looking for a teaching job for High School social studies is hard work. Very few positions are open because the field is full of people just like me looking for jobs. I ask some advice from many peopl...
The Blueberry Story
This story is a bit old. I first heard it while student teaching in Troy as told to my Contemporary Issues class by my cooperating teacher. It is an excellent story about trying to run the education s...