Please go see American Teacher
I wasn’t a huge detractor of the film Waiting for Superman until after its release. When I went to see the movie, I wasn’t immediately disgusted. Af...
Category: teaching
There’s nothing real about the classroom. And that’s OK.
Tomorrow I begin my 15th year of teaching. Though I’m a bit nervous, I’m hopeful and ready to see what I can do. The last two or three years haven&...
Tackling the problem of information transfer in schools
A student e-mailed me this morning. “I don’t know when school starts,” she wrote. There’s some good news here: This student cares, unde...
Why don’t I call parents more often?
Every August, I have the same goal: This year, I’m going to call more parents. The benefits are huge, right? Calling home means showing that I care, whic...
E-mail as a ‘secret weapon’ to teach writing?
The introduction of a recent article in The Atlantic caught my eye. James Somers describes a machine that uses e-mail to help students with their writing. Afte...