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Summertime Blues
The summer is coming to an end and schools across the country are ramping up for a fresh start. As for myself, I have spent this summer finishing up my first semester of grad school, traveling to Portland, OR for an equity conference, and telling myself I was going to read far more than I Continue reading
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In God We Trust
So little time, so much to talk about. This one just sprung up, however, so I felt compelled to write sooner, rather than later, especially considering that it is currently in the MN state government system. For some reason, the Minnesota State Senate has decided to add an amendment to the education funding bill that Continue reading
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4 Weeks Left
I can’t believe we are just about 4 weeks away from the end of the school year. It has been an incredible journey. I know I haven’t posted in a while, but life has been a little busy up to this point, so I thought I would give a quick update. For starters, I was Continue reading
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Financial Security for Teachers: Earning Extra Income
One of my biggest passions is finance. I love talking about ways to earn supplemental income. I love learning and sharing ways to make your money work harder for you. Being a teacher, that might seem counter-intuitive. However, it’s exactly for that reason that I have found that being driven to be more self sufficient Continue reading
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Teachers as Martyrs
Recently, an article has made the rounds from a fellow teacher named Beth Wallis. In the article, she asks that legislators, and the general public, “Stop equating teachers with martyrs.” I couldn’t agree more with her words, and I am glad that educators are finally taking action and not accepting what is put on our Continue reading
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Testing is Over!!
I know that I haven’t posted in a week or so, but testing has taken a lot of out me. Can I be honest here? I hate ACCESS testing. It is the largest waste of time we have in the ELL world. For those who don’t know what that test is, let me sum it Continue reading
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Comprehensible input
All the time I hear from teachers the same question over and over again; “How do I teach vocabulary to my EL’s?” And every time I walk into their classroom, check out their materials, methods, and strategies, I notice that it isn’t vocabulary that they are missing. In fact, they usually have that part down Continue reading
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Teaching and Politics: Part 1
Teaching is political. There is no way to get around that fact. Anyone who says otherwise is fooling themselves and those around them. Evidence? Easy, look at the legislation in some states that are pushing for creationism to be taught alongside science. They want to teach that slaves were nothing more than happy servants in Continue reading
The Life Argotic 