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Occasionally, I repost this article so that new readers can find it more easily.  Based on some very enthusiastic feedback, it has since morphed into a book proposal called The Top Secret New Teachers Handbook.  I'll share more as it ...

I'm not sure what one can say about this latest story.  AP reports that a number of students at a St Louis middle school are facing suspension for a spirit day gone awry.  But how "Hug a Friend Day" de-evolved ...

"Oh, you must be so excited to summer break." "Must be nice being a teacher, summer break and all." Don't you just hate it when civilians assume that just because your students are at camp, you are too?  Once of the things ...

I've been reading a lot of headlines lately about NCLB leaving out the over-achievers and potential leaders in our schools.  Joanne Jacobs mentions it in her article, "What About the Smart Kids?" and the NYTimes and the Common Core blog ...

Teacher Magazine has an article today about Idaho's progress in developing a standardized teacher evaluation that could be a stepping stone for developing an acceptable pay-for-performance legislature. The article didn't get me thinking so must about the concept of a standardized ...

Look, we all know the statistics.  Many of the hardest-to-teach classes are being taught by the least experienced teachers.  According to Education Week, a study was recently conducted in Philadeliphia evaluating 9th graders, "the make-or-break year for many students on ...

So, I commented on Dave Saba's American Board site but I wasn't sure if it posted so I thought I'd post it here.  In response to his article about the number of different jobs the average 18-40 will hold in a ...

  "If a child can't learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn."  - Ignacio Estrada    What's our goal?  Everybody say it with me: to teach students.    Unfortunately, there are many teachers who end that statement with, "...in ...