Honors 10… My Kids Say the Darndest Things, Part 3 14 Oct 201521 Oct 2015 Being a teacher means there's no shortage of laughs. This is the latest, written in a formal essay about Hemingway's Old Man and the Sea. Sometimes you just have to laugh.Continue reading…
Classroom Prep/Set-Up… Unit Planning – English 10 14 Oct 201521 Oct 2015 Planning for my English 10 classes was different--these periods, one and four, I was taking over from the start. I needed to have a plan from day one all the…
Assessments… Quiz – Ch. 9 & 10 14 Oct 201519 Oct 2015 Time for another pop quiz! This time it's over chapters 9 & 10 in TKAM.Continue reading "Quiz – Ch. 9 & 10"
High School… Relationships in TKAM 14 Oct 201519 Oct 2015 "Who the heck is related to who?" This is what one of my students said to me as we reached one of the final chapters of Part II and were…
High School… Discussion – Let’s Get Moving! 13 Oct 201511 Nov 2019 "How can I make teaching this book interesting?" I said to myself aloud, in the middle of the library, like a crazy person. It was a Sunday night and I…
Mason City High School… Parents Say the Darndest Things, Too! [ An Unexpected Conference] 13 Oct 201519 Oct 2015 Conferences are supposed to be this warm and fuzzy time where you talk to parents about their students, celebrate their successes, discuss areas for growth, and go over the activities and…
