Sunday, November 8th, 2009
This week, I’ve spoken to teachers overwhelmed by the number of recommendations they are writing for their students (current and past). The...
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Two Saturdays ago, I confused my wife when I confessed, “Honey, I could retire as a teacher.” I have always been ambitious, and quite...
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On Friday evening, at the Landmark E. Street Cinemas, after celebrating the opening (September 25th) of the newly released film, The Providence...
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Doesn’t take long for a teacher to remember why she or he contemplated leaving the profession last year. My first week back to school was, well...
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If people were given a literal choice of “change or die,” do you think most people would choose change? If you said yes, think again....
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Truth be told, it was a little disappointing to return to class after the Barack Obama inauguration. Man, I had my official ticket as evidence of my...
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My students seem to believe that they are suspended in this adolescent world of unfairness, where social standards are arbitrarily imposed upon them,...
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