When is the “right” to retain a student? Every year we deal with this question and every year it is the same question we must answer, what good will it do? This year was no different. We started off the
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Should everyone teach the Holocaust or only those who have had training? I ask this question because recently our ELA teacher went on medical leave and left as her lesson for the remainder of the year to have the sub
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What are the key factors to creating an affective support class? My principal approached me with teaching an academic support class for ELA in December for students who were just shy of earning proficient in ELA. I agreed to take on
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When did we stop celebrating individual accomplishments at our school sites? Just this past weekend, I found out I had maintained my status as an NBCT and was very excited as last year had personally been tumultuous. I sent a
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How are we supposed to give our students a well-rounded education when the money available to us is not really available to us? I recently attended this outstanding film entitled “Where is Anne Frank” and while viewing it, I began
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What makes a conference effective? I have been asking myself this question for over 20 years. I think I finally have the answer for my middle school students. For the past three days I have been with every one of
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