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Ten Important Lessons I Teach That Aren’t Part of the Core Curriculum
Some folks are predicting that live teachers in classrooms will soon be replaced by disembodied voices over the internet. I hope that doesn’t happen. Not because I’m anti-technology or because I want...
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Bearing (or baring) it all in the Huffington Post
Well, there goes my secret identity. Yup. Suburban Princess Teacher, Clark Kent, Jason Collins - we’re all out of the closet now. A few days ago I sent a story into the Huffington Post about the...
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I’m the biggest loser! No, I am! (Relax, people. It’s not a competition.)
I recently told my tale of personal woe in an article that was published on the Huffington Post website. It was scary to bare my soul in a public setting but I thought it might help other teachers to...
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Homework vs. Laundry: One of these things will teach your child...
As an elementary school teacher, I rarely assign homework. Of course I encourage my students to read. I also encourage them to follow the news, eat right, and be kind to their friends and family. But...
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Use your words, ladies. Why we need to stop worrying about being embarrassed.
Today is the day San Diego Mayor Bob Filner starts his two weeks of intensive therapy to help cure what he called the “monster…inside me.” A few weeks ago, the man known as Headlock Bob found himself...
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Cheers, fellow teachers! It’s World Teacher Day! Time to start celebrating, non?
Oct 5 is World Teacher Day! What are you doing to celebrate? I started celebrating today at precisely wine-o’clock. (Cheers, Me!) I’ve been in this profession (off and on) for more than 20 years, so I...
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A Grown-Up Report Card – How many A’s would YOU get?
Imagine, if you will, that it’s a week before Christmas but instead of your head being filled with visions of sugarplums and rum and eggnog, you were pacing the floors worrying about your upcoming...
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How to Solve our Country’s Math “Problem”
The Globe and Mail recently featured a top fold, bold-font headline that screamed: “THE FIGHT TO SOLVE OUR MATH PROBLEM”! I was disappointed to see there was no picture attached to this headline. I was...
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Get scared, then be brave – Why teachers need to step outside their comfort...
Last weekend I went skiing. I always have a romanticized view of what my ski day will look like. I see myself gliding down the hill, smiling as I whoosh by the other skiers. Then lounging in the lodge...
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Newsflash: Girls Are Not Distractions
The school dress code issue has reared its ugly head once again and everyone is acting like this is a brand-new problem. Seriously? Every generation of adults since the beginning of time has felt that...
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