How I Became a Teacher
Read MoreEat Sleep Teach
Why teach? I don’t know what drew me to teaching, but I always knew I would be a teacher. Why, I am not sure. I was an average student, who worked hard. I didn’t necessarily like school. My teachers spanned
Read MoreEasy Like Sunday Morning….NOT.
I distinctly remember my first Sunday during the first weekend of the first school year in 15 years that I was not going to teach. I had "moved up" into an adminstrative position. That Sunday felt weird. There was something
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A Red Dot and a Blank Sheet of Paper
The red dot measured eight inches in diameter. Pretty small considering it was shot from a light 3 miles away. Small town fun on a summer’s eve and the seeds of a future. Call it 1974, place it in Silver
Read MoreTeacherprefakeurism Part 2: The Story Behind the Rant
I respond to Sandy Merz’s response to my piece about Teacherprefakeurism.
Read MoreTeacherpreneurism v. Teacherprefakeurism
On Monday, Amethyst Hinton Sainz wrote in this space that Teacherpreneur has "got to be one of the most influential educational buzzwords of the decade." She adds that Arizona presents a prime example of districts that have disrespected the foundations
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What Am I Doing Here? Looking for Me.
I’m not going to lie to you; I don’t have an inspirational line about why I decided to be a teacher. I can’t say that I “always knew I wanted to be an educator,” or “teaching is just in my
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Teacherprefakeurism. Sound Awkward?
Are you being asked to be a teacherprefakeur?
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When Readers Can’t Own the Text
Online textbooks lead to frustration, and questions about reading pedagogy.
Read MoreWhy I Became a Teacher
I didn't begin my education degree with the goal of becoming a teacher. I wanted to know why people learned and why they didn't, how they were motivated and why certain things "stuck" when others were forgotten. I wanted to
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