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Sometimes when I speak to fellow educators about youth empowerment, I meet with resistance because it seems like more effort and complication, in an already burdened schedule. Many teachers believe that empowering young people to take ownership in projects
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Editor’s Note: This article was written by Jason, a high school student. The term repiteaching was created by Mister Teacher. I think the perspective that Jason takes here is interesting. Repiteaching is the act of reteaching something already taught
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My apologies to Robert Palmer for stealing his little ditty from the 80’s, but it seemed so appropriate! (I refuse to dress like the zombies in the video, though.) Now that school is out and I have waaaay more free time, I really thought I would
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I am on vacation from July 21st through July 30th! I’ll be going to visit my parents, some friends, cruising Texas, and end up at the Texas Bandmasters Association convention. I’m conducting an experiment while I am out. I’m calling
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I was recently asked about how I handle student absences and make-up work. As a band director, generally an absence simply means they missed out on a rehearsal and we don’t have a lot of make-up work to assign. This gives me limited experience dealing
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I haven’t gotten a new cell phone in the last two years, so I am excited about this opportunity to upgrade. My decision to buy an iPhone was anything but spur-of-the-moment. In fact, I have been planning on getting one for just about 5 months. I
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I have been holding my tongue on this issue for over a month, but I thought I’d jump in and respond while I have time and am thinking about it. @J Frap recently left a comment on my article 9 Reasons To Quit Teaching (And 10 Reasons To Stick) that
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Lisa writes: I googled “bitter about teaching” and came up with your blog. I was recently let go from a school I busted my a$$ in for a whole year (my first year) - constant criticism, cattiness, and pointing out and embellishing the negative
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My blog has been running on a fairly regular basis now for over a year. I have a wealth of information stored in the archives here. So often, some of the great writing of the past has gone overlooked. One of the most common reasons for this is that the
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As we begin the summer vacation, I am looking back on what went really well this year, what didn’t work so well, and what needs to change for next year. Below are some of the changes that I intend to implement next year: Change the focus - Winning is
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As we begin the summer vacation, I am looking back on what went really well this year, what didn’t work so well, and what needs to change for next year. Below are some of the negatives about this year: Lack of social life - While not entirely true, and
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A reader recently emailed me and pointed me to a recent article on Time.com regarding No Child Left Behind. She wanted my take on the article, so here goes… To begins with, I notice that the article is written by Claudia Wallis , a writer of incredible
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As we begin the summer vacation, I am looking back on what went really well this year, what didn’t work so well, and what needs to change for next year. Below are some of the positives about this year: Remaining calm - Despite circumstances this year,
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As the school year comes to a close, and before the summer gets into full swing, I am reviewing the 2007-2008 school year in my mind. This review is broken into three articles What Worked Well What Didn’t Work Well What To Change Next Year At the end
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I have a friend who is interviewing for jobs this summer. What are some of your best tips for interviewing for a teaching job? How would interviews be different for elementary or secondary? Subscribe to this blog by clicking on the orange button on the
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