Oct 28
I just read a news story that researchers think honey bees, who have brains the size of a sesame seed, can count to four.
So, if a human brain is, give or take a few hamburger bun tops, equal to a gazillion sesame seeds, my students should be able to memorize the eight parts of speech. [...]
Aug 11
As a teacher, parent, and writer, I’m incredibly annoyed with myself for not having this idea myself.
When his 10th grade son, Jesse, threatened to quit high school, his father David took action. He gave his permission to drop out, but only on the condition that his son agree to watch three movies a week.
Duh.
Of course, [...]
Aug 05
Friday morning, at 7:25, I will begin meeting the 125+ teens who will spend five hours a week with me. Some of them won’t spend that much time with their parents in a week, but that’s a story for another post. In addition to the six classes I’ll be teaching (one English I Honors, one [...]
May 20
In January, my “mentor” English II teacher, Shelley E., strolled into my classroom with, ahem, an idea. In teacher-land, this generally signals one of those “we’re about to embark on one of those missions where no teachers have gone before and no student will want to follow them.”
Discounting the fact that I’m old enough to [...]