A classroom of calm and purpose
Today, my students participated in a Socratic seminar on The Scarlet Letter. Half the class talked about the book while the other half did independent work. Th...
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An experiment on cheating
My students have good morals — most of the time. When it comes to cheating on quizzes, though, their standards are different from mine. I give a weekly q...
Here comes The Scarlet Letter!
We’re back from Winter Break, so now it’s time for my second favorite book of the year, The Scarlet Letter. It’s been fun to teach so far. My...
Talking about Kindles in schools on The Kindle Chronicles
Last Friday, one of my students and I were lucky to be guests on The Kindle Chronicles, a weekly podcast by Kindle enthusiast Len Edgerly. My student Antonio h...
The power of one teacher
I’ve had many excellent teachers who have helped shape my life. Miss Milanesio protected me from the bigger kindergarten kids. Mr. White made me a math wh...