One of my friends on Facebook is a college professor at my alma mater who is in her second year of post-graduate teaching at the university; although I never had her for a class, she and I discussed d… more →
Docere Est DiscereMr. B wrote 3 days ago: One of my friends on Facebook is a college professor at my alma mater who is in her second year of p … more →
shanealanwilson wrote 1 week ago: I think this is an effective way to deal with a trouble maker student like this. After the substitut … more →
shanealanwilson wrote 1 week ago: I enjoyed this article because I could picture myself on both sides of the argument. Growing up in a … more →
Mr. B wrote 1 week ago: You might even say it was a case in which I did actually learn my lesson. I have lunch duty with ano … more →
Mr. B wrote 1 month ago: Today, I did what I had to do: I fought what may be a sinus infection all day to make it to school t … more →
Mr. B wrote 1 month ago: I woke up this morning feeling pretty awful. My ribs and collarbone ached, and this turned into (ove … more →
Mr. B wrote 1 month ago: Right now, about 3/8ths of a year into my teaching career, feels like a valley. You see, I’m a … more →
Mr. B wrote 1 month ago: I am so far behind, both here and in real life, so here are some highlights of the past, uh, week or … more →
Mr. B wrote 1 month ago: If one can be considered a fan of some grammatical artifact, I am a fan of the subjunctive mood, for … more →
Mr. B wrote 1 month ago: It’s not really a victory in the classroom, but I count it a victory nonetheless. One of my pr … more →
Mr. B wrote 1 month ago: As noted recently, I’m currently reading James Nehring’s wonderful book Why Do We Gotta … more →
Mr. B wrote 2 months ago: That’s “Thank God For Short Weeks.” Today is the last day of instruction, and only … more →
Mr. B wrote 2 months ago: Okay, so I had my observation earlier today, and I was very pleased with how things went. My lesson … more →
Mr. B wrote 2 months ago: I always seem to find myself in weird places when it comes to generations: I obviously fit into the … more →
Mr. B wrote 2 months ago: Despite my fears about this week, things have gone mostly right for me. Some of the reason for this … more →
Mr. B wrote 3 months ago: Tonight, I’ve been grading college application essays that I received from students yesterday, … more →
Mr. B wrote 3 months ago: In the midst of these first-year struggles (the sort of growing pains that I think most teachers hav … more →
Mr. B wrote 3 months ago: This is not a good week for me when it comes to making assumptions. First, there was my encounter wi … more →
Mr. B wrote 3 months ago: I can’t say I’m always great under pressure, but every so often, I do something in the m … more →