Category archives: Articles
Are Teachers Wasting Their Time Teaching Styles?
As I grade a seemingly never ending pile of essays a question continues to pop into my mind. How much time am I wasting teaching students to use the proper formatting style? How much time are they wasting trying to… continue reading »
What Educators Can Learn From John Wooden
Following up on my post about Steve Jobs, and given the death of the great John Wooden I thought it was timely to write another post about what we can learn by listening to great thinkers. I never knew a… continue reading »
What Educators Can Learn From Steve Jobs
Apple has been in the news a lot lately. They recently surpassed Microsoft in terms of market cap and became the largest American technology company, they sold two million iPads in two months, they lost a valuable prototype and then… continue reading »
Pass It On! Some Great Blogs to Take a Look At.
When I started this blog in September I wasn’t sure anyone would read it, so I was thrilled and humbled to be given the Pass It On blog award by Lisa Sanderson. Now it is my turn to pass it… continue reading »
Should I Abandon Public Education?
Last week was a hard week to be a public educator. Between what is happening locally and nationally my frustration level is at an all time high. At a local level, my school like many other schools across the country… continue reading »
Student Bloggers Wanted! No Rent, Free Parking!
I have some students who expressed an interest in blogging just for the sake of writing, not for a grade. Initially I had about fifteen interested students but that number has dwindled down to four or five students who consistently… continue reading »