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Day 132 AIM: How can I last to Spring Break?
Do Now: FML. It’s still 5 days until Spring Break, and you just can’t wait for that mojito on the beach. You can hear the Beach Boys already, the sway of palm trees against the warm breeze… more →
The Unbearable Lightness of Teaching
Day 132 AIM: How can I last to Spring Break?
Eugene wrote 8 months ago: Do Now: FML. It’s still 5 days until Spring Break, and you just can’t wait for that moji … more →
Day 130 AIM: How can I incorporate Top 40 songs into my lessons?
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Eugene wrote 8 months ago: Do Now: Be creative, but also be subtle. Remember, any fool can lather their students with T-Pain or … more →
Day 129 AIM: Should I allow my students to eat in class?
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Eugene wrote 8 months ago: Do Now: This is a mixed bag. On one hand, student performance is inherently tied in with blood-sugar … more →
Day 128 AIM: Why aren't my students coming to class anymore?
Eugene wrote 8 months ago: Do Now: Be observant. Teachers have to utilize all of their senses, including the all-too-famous six … more →
Day 123 AIM: How can I use March Madness in a lesson in my classroom?
Eugene wrote 8 months ago: Do Now: Let’s face it: everyone loves March Madness, and everyone loves teachers. Even Dick Vi … more →
Day 121 AIM: How can I set my people back hundreds of years?
Eugene wrote 9 months ago: Do Now: Make a stupid youtube video and sport Yao Ming jerseys. … more →
Day 116 AIM: What should I do if my watch battery dies in class?
Eugene wrote 9 months ago: Do Now: You are a teacher; therefore, you are a slave to time. Aside from the trees producing toxic … more →
Day 115 AIM: What, exactly, is the Obama Administration doing about teachers?
Eugene wrote 9 months ago: Do Now: Read this. More to come. … more →
Day 114 AIM: What should I do if my school "springs" metal detectors on the student body?
Eugene wrote 9 months ago: Do Now: Fear the impact school label. One of these and you’re officially teaching in the hood. … more →
Day 113 AIM: How can I cheer myself up before another week of teaching?
Eugene wrote 9 months ago: Do Now: Witness the eloquence of Shaquille O’Neal… …and when things get you down, … more →
Day 108 AIM: How do we know if we have a snow day?
Eugene wrote 9 months ago: Do Now: Notice the boat load of snow falling from the sky? Well, winter wonderland images aside, tho … more →
Day 107 AIM: How can I relax this weekend?
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Eugene wrote 9 months ago: Do Now: What a week. Just back from break, still in the midst of winter, and in the longest stretch … more →
Day 106 AIM: What should a teacher give up for Lent?
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Eugene wrote 9 months ago: Do Now: Think about something that you cannot live without. No, not oxygen or water—you need that sh … more →
Day 105 AIM: How can I tell a student they smell bad?
Eugene wrote 9 months ago: Do Now: Look, everyone has the smelly kid in class. You know, the little fucker who cannot wash them … more →
Day 104 AIM: How can I poetically express the thrill of the open sea?
Eugene wrote 9 months ago: Do Now: Just watch as you’re at Kinko’s flippin’ copies… … more →
Day 100 AIM: How do I celebrate the 100th day of school?
Eugene wrote 10 months ago: Do Now: Teach. Teach like your hair is on fire. Teach the shit out of your kids. Yes, it’s 100 … more →
Day 99 AIM: What's a good way to put my frustrating life in perspective?
Eugene wrote 10 months ago: Do Now: Go to Fuck My Life, a hilarious website that pokes fun at life’s infinite shittyness. … more →
Day 97 AIM: How do I make sure that my students are continually paying attention?
jharlow07 wrote 10 months ago: Do Now: If you have annualized classes, or the same group of kids, by now the routine has been estab … more →
Day 96 AIM: How can I win the "best dressed" teacher superlative in the yearbook?
Eugene wrote 10 months ago: Do Now: Take a moment and consider some very good sartorial advice: you are a teacher, but you don … more →
