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TEACHER TUESDAY: Yo, Tony!
It seems there may be at least one “civilian” out there who knows what it is like to teach public school. Plenty of people–government officials, community members, parents, the President–think they know what schools and teachers need, but few have actually ventured into the classroom to see for themselves. You gotta hand it…
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TEACHER TUESDAY: Meet the Parents
One of the most difficult things I had to do as a teacher was contacting parents. Oh, don’t get me wrong. I didn’t mind sending notes and letters home, or stamping classwork with “Parent, please sign,” or even asking students to get their parents to call me. That was easy. The hardest part for me…
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TEACHER TUESDAY: Develop what?
This is that most wonderful part of year–the school year, that is–that warms the heart of many an educator: the week of staff development before school starts. Whether you have five days or just half a day without students, you can bet your Smartboard that every minute will be filled with engaging instruction–i.e., lectures…
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TEACHER TUESDAY: Reminiscing. . .
Whatever happened to classroom discipline? Remember when we had to be in class on time with all our supplies, homework in hand, ready to learn? Remember what happened when you weren’t on time or didn’t have your supplies or homework? You may have come in contact with the dreaded. . .dare I say it? The…
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Teacher Tuesday: Classroom Prep
It’s August and “back to school” season in stores and on school campuses. School buildings have sat almost dormant all summer–except for summer school–allowing custodians to do heavy cleaning, maintenance to rebuild and repair, and administrators to catch up and plan for the coming year. Summers are all too short for educators for whom the…
April Coker, Author 