A few weeks ago, my students took their third quarter benchmark, a test covering all of the required state standards and intended to predict student results on the official state tests coming up in aContinue reading
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Broadening Horizons
Last year I went to my first Model United Nations conference and fell in love. I came home from that conference, where several students had mentioned wanting to go to more conferences, and started googling.Continue reading
Crossing the Line and Repercussion
In previous posts I have described how things have happened at school that made me contemplate crossing “the line.” My professor from last semester described “the line” as your ethical tipping point. As a leader,Continue reading
Strength Enough
When this school year began, I had clues in abundance that I likely took on too much or at least enough to force me out of my comfort zone. Add in some important family functionsContinue reading
Issues Facing Educators of English Language Learners
I wrote the following originally to satisfy the requirements of graduate class I took this summer. I publish it here due to the fact that many of the issues I describe herein continue to beContinue reading
A New Program
Throughout my entire life, I have thought about, dreamed about, all sorts of post-graduate degrees from a medical degree with specialization in pediatric oncology to a doctorate in history or perhaps a law degree. IContinue reading
Income Inequality and Its Effects on Education
The following is an essay I wrote for one of my economics classes this summer. I hope to follow up on this research as I progress in my profession and my own further education. GreenvilleContinue reading
The Problem with Teachers Teaching Teachers
Every teacher knows the sinking, annoyed feeling that comes with mandatory PD or professional development classes. Teachers feel like they sit through class after class hearing things they already know or things that do notContinue reading
Stepping Away from Pragmatism
A while ago, I discussed the series of pragmatic choices that led me to where I am today. Yet, I did not define what I meant by “pragmatic.” The dictionary defines “pragmatic” as “dealing withContinue reading
Reflections on the Year
These types of posts usually appear in December and January. For teachers, years last from the end of August to the beginning of June with a few weeks off to recover anything left of ourContinue reading