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Quarter 3
I’m not going to lie, Monday was hell for me. Generally speaking, Monday’s are NOT bad days for me. But this Monday was mentally taxing for some reason. Looking back, I think it had to do with my sense of utility within the school. Quite literally all day I spent with absolutely nothing to do. Continue reading
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Observing Teachers
Today was an interesting day. I learned a lot about performing observations and now understand some of the dilemma administrators go through when observing teachers. My student teacher asked me to observe for certain behaviors today, so she can improve her practice. I have never done this before. As such, I decided to do what all Continue reading
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Swimming
The old saying that you don’t know something unless you can teach it is an accurate proverb for just about anything in life. In fact, I can’t think of a single thing that would contradict this. Today, this adage taught me more than I had considered at the beginning of the day. After yesterday’s faulty lesson, Continue reading
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Student Teaching
When I decided to take on a student teacher, I never expected to face the kinds challenges that I am currently faced with. I guess I never considered the human side of teaching when volunteering to host another human in my room. Today was a hard day for her. Hell, today was a hard day Continue reading
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Under The Radar
We can’t win ’em all, right? Wrong. We are making some huge mistakes that are costing our students dearly. I now have seen more than a handful of students who have failed a majority of their classes and skated by under the radar of every accountability tracker we have. Don’t get me wrong, there are things we Continue reading
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Teamwork Tuesday
Today was a great day. In fact, it was one of those where I really wasn’t sure where the day was going to end up when I first arrived at work. Things were a bit hectic this morning as I am still overcoming illness and catching up from being gone for two days while at Continue reading
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When Politics Enters The Classroom
I have heard a number of people say that teachers should just stick to the content and not teach politics. Internally, I have always known this to be some sort of logical fallacy. The thought that teaching is an apolitical act has never sat well with me. Sure there were always people who could put it Continue reading
The Life Argotic 