April Coker, Author

Tag: teachers

  • Why I’m Happy School is Starting Again

    Ah, back-to-school time.  That season of the year when store shelves are brimming with shiny new pens, markers, notebooks, and lunch boxes, and clothing racks are stuffed with fashions for going back to school.  Parents groan because of the expense of equipping the kids with everything required for the new school year–but those shoes fit…

  • 10 Things Your Child’s Principal Wants You to Know

    Much attention is given to the first day of school from the child’s or parent’s point of view, but have you ever stopped to think about what the principal might be thinking when it’s time for school to start?  I had the opportunity to be a campus director in my career and here are some…

  • 10 Things Your Child’s High School Teacher Wants You to Know

      Kids are back in school, and so are teachers and administrators.  As a retired teacher with 30 years of teaching under my belt, I thought I would share a few things.  Today I am talking to parents of high schoolers.     1.  I may have up to 180 students to keep up with.…

  • Teacher Tuesday: Most teachers I know would do the same.

    Have you seen the news clips of the aftermath of the Moore, Oklahoma tornado?  The scenes of the parents and teachers of those elementary students are heart-wrenching. There is the mother who finally finds her child with his teacher and collapses on her neck with happy tears of gratitude.  There is that teacher who claps…

  • TEACHER TUESDAY: Spring Break!

        ‘Nough said!  Spring break is the vacation probably the most anticipated by teachers.  Some may disagree, saying Christmas break, or as it is has been renamed for the sake of political correctness–Winter Break–is their favorite, but I stand by Spring Break.  It may be a few days shorter but there is no pressure…