Tag: secondary education
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Is Our School System Better Than Sliced Bread?
I’ve taught high school English since the year 2000. During that time, we’ve seen the advent of smartphones, automated cars, even artificially intelligent grocery stores. Our technology has grown exponentially in just eighteen years, and I don’t see that trend slowing down. Consider the following advancements that happened within the last 100 years: the Internet,…
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The Importance Of Appearing Positive When Returning To the Classroom At Summer’s End
Teaching is a tough job. We are part manager, part philosopher, part parent, part mentor, part babysitter, part drill-sergeant, part psychologist, oh, and I think we actually educate somewhere amidst all that. When summer rolls around, most of us need that time to regain our sanity, recharge our batteries, and reacquaint with our own families. The…
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Blended by Michael B. Horn and Heather Staker – A Book Review
Blended (subtitled Using Disruptive Innovation To Improve Schools) entered my world when a representative from Edmentum recommended to my staff that we read it before going one-to-one. It’s important I provide some background before reviewing this book. My workplace, where I teach English, is rolling out a new initiative this August in which every single…
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Books To Win Over Your Reluctant Reader
I have the privilege of teaching a reading class primarily aimed at seniors in high school. It is by and large a free-choice reading class, meaning students choose to read whatever they desire. If a student doesn’t like a book, they are welcome to put it down and pick up a different one. Some of…
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