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Grading People in Power
This is such a great small article: Teacher-Lawmaker Schools Republicans Who Oppose Immigration Bill Mark Takano, a congressman from California who taught high school English for 23 years, decided to...
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What Teachers Make
Greetings, my long lost friends! So sorry for the sustained absence from the blog over the summer, but I think it’s necessary for teachers to take a good, long break in the summertime. I say that, but...
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Creating a School
Well, it’s almost here… day 1 of the 2013-14 school year! Tomorrow is the first day of school for many of us, but for me and my colleagues it’s an even bigger first: it’s the first day of school EVER...
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Vocab Paint Chips
As I’m sure you can tell from the dearth of postings in recent days, the start of the school year has been quite busy on my end! But I’m taking a break from planning to share this awesome video that a...
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Two Terrific (and Helpful) Books
Hi friends! Apologies again for the hiatus lately, but starting a new school is turning out to be quite the time-consuming endeavor! I won’t tell you it’s all been a breeze and things are spectacular...
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Behavior Management Breakthrough
I just looked at the date of my last post and literally gasped out loud. There are only two things to be said: (1.) I’m sorry for my long absence, and (2.) The school year is flying by (as hard as...
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Actually Teaching Writing
After a 2-month hiatus (it turns out that starting a new school and planning my wedding are VERY time-consuming activities), I return now to tell you about an unbelievably awesome writing program that...
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Back to the Blog!
I’ve been woefully remiss about posting, and I have many fairly valid excuses (wedding, teaching, moving, starting a new book, trying to relax this summer), but rather than dwell on them, I’ve decided...
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The Magic of Improv
I’m not sure if I’ve mentioned it on this blog, but in addition to teaching English at my school, I also founded our school’s Performing Arts Club together with a colleague at school who, like me, also...
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The Journey to School
It’s Labor Day, a.k.a. the last glorious day of freedom before teachers and students return to school, so really I should be on a beach somewhere sipping on a summery cocktail and such, but instead I’m...
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