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“So you’re a teacher, huh?” says the umpteenth Joe know-it-all.  I know the tone, and I know what’s coming.  “Must be nice having summer’s off,” he sneers. I don’t know what mythical job this guy thinks I have, but I have ...

The latest Carnival of Education is in town.  I always check out Larry Ferlazzo's posts for some curriculum innovation as well as Scott McLeod's just for some new perspectives on ed leadership.  And, of course, tweenteacher's in there as well. ...

OK, I admit it.  I watched Glee last night on Fox after American Idol just because Ryan Seacrest told me to. Stand aside Lean On Me, Teachers, Dangerous Minds, and Freedom Writers.  This new fall program, whose pilot aired last night ...

Education Weekly is reporting that there can be negative consequences from some merit pay programs.  It cites evidence from the private sector, claiming that offerring extra compensation pay hasn't worked in the past.  Yet ASCD Smartbrief is also reporting that "Obama ...

I'm not a big Survivor fan.  I mean, I really hate what the people become when pitted against each other.  So I don't watch it...at least not on TV.  So when I read Scott McLeod's post suggesting that school communities ...

Every year my nemesis rears its ugly head: the epic paragraph.  Epic paragraphs are those essays comprised entirely of one mega-paragraph with no indentations to indicate transition from thought thought. I bet you thought your kids were the only ones doing ...

I won the San Gabriel Valley CUE (Computer Using Educators) Outstanding Teacher Award. Hazzah! I'm not sure CUE realizes, however, that my enthusiasm for Ed Tech outweighs my knowledge.  My daily calls with questions to the computer teacher can attest to ...

Here's yet another reason why test scores can't be the only way to gage teaching quality. A colleague of mine, a fifth grade teacher, at the UCI Writing Project got a call last night from her automated phone tree saying ...