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One week into the summer break, and I am taking advantage of everything New York City has to offer in this season, including the wonderful  233 more words

As the penultimate week of the New York City school year comes to a close, I want to post this learning support on irregular verbs… 176 more words

Summer break is nigh upon us here in New York City, and not a moment too soon. For the past couple of weeks we have endured the inanity of the New York State Regents Examinations. 158 more words

In an attempt to create individual learning plans that are meaningful and useful, we have launched a mini inquiry. We are noticing that there is a myriad of accommodations that teachers make without even thinking about them. 434 more words

Today is Support Staff Day! My school provided a very nice morning tea for all of us. It is good to be recognised for our contributions within the education sector, and I’d like to give a big shout out to all the Support Staff out there – the receptionists, teacher’s aides, cleaners, assistants and everyone else who helps to keep everything running – you’re awesome!

(An old friend of mine who teaches at the college level emailed me over the weekend with questions about E.L. Doctorow’s novel Ragtime. It has been more than 30 years since I read the novel, and my reading of it was no doubt colored and informed by the movie, which I saw before reading the book. 206 more words