Should I ban homework on weekends?
Some people want to ban homework entirely. It’s just busywork, it makes kids hate school, and it disrupts families from spending quality time together. O...
Category: teaching
Your homework is due tonight…via text.
I’ve started a (very small) movement. It’s called, “Your Homework Is Due Tonight.” Homework is no longer due at the beginning of the ne...
How to teach Google Apps to ninth graders
My colleague, Nancy Jo Turner — a phenomenal teacher — knows how to make sure ninth graders learn new tech skills. She understands that it’s ...
“I’m still here.”
I don’t believe in teacher movies. You know them: Dead Poets Society, Dangerous Minds, Mr. Holland’s Opus, Freedom Writers, and Stand and Deliver, ...
The power of working with students one on one
It’s pretty amazing what happens when students work with me one on one. Their learning is accelerated. Their learning is deeper. Yesterday, a student and...