February 2012
14 posts
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Teachers in Tiaras: When to Tattle →
teachplaysing:
teachersintiaras:
I’m sure many of you wonderful teachers out there can side with me that tattling is a problem, especially in the EC classroom. My mentor did something simply amazing in order to nip all of the tattles in the bud. She posted a huge laminated poster of when to tattle titled “The Tattling Rules.”
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THIS IS EXCELLENT! Definitely warrants the use of all caps...
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This is on my mind tonight:
ohmuffins:
I believe in education.
I believe in teachers.
I believe in teachers who are passionate and loving.
I believe in teachers who do their best every day.
I believe in a staff that supports their teachers.
I believe in a community that supports their teachers.
I believe in parents who support their children and teachers.
I do NOT believe in individuals who try and stand in the way...
Interview in Charleston Illinois tomorrow for...
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4 Signs You May Be Practicing Too Hard | The... →
Ok, this has gone too far... →
potterwatch-rapier:
A white teacher at a predominately African American school was suspended for using the N word in class while trying to teach the students about why it’s an offensive word- after a student passed a note with the N word in it.
Someone tell me how the hell this makes sense?
I don't see anyone else laughing in here: Arizona... →
potterwatch-rapier:
thecheckeredfool:
nonplussedbyreligion:
Five GOP Senators in Arizona have introduced a bill in Arizona that would make the lives of teachers and professors a living hell inside and outside of school. Senator Al Melvin, Senator Andy Biggs, Senator Don Shooter, Senator Lori Klein, and Senator Steve Smith…
Yes, what a wonderful idea. Lets make the educators of tomorrow...
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Education should be focused more on the student's...
“Education will be more about how to process and use information and less about...”
– Lawrence H. Summers | “What You (Really) Need to Know” (via thelibrarianontherun)
Call me crazy, but I think that school board...
Too many school boards make too many uneducated decisions that really hurt their districts.
In fact- I’d say school boards have outlived their use, but that’s just me (and my mom…)
“WHEN we don’t get the results we want in our military endeavors, we don’t blame...”
– The High Cost of Low Teacher Salaries (via lawsonry)
I'm so tired of my call being "transferred to...
potterwatch-rapier:
I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO MY STUDENT LOANS!!!! BEFORE I get saddles with 2 months of late fees!
Which I will fight my way out of because it’s not my fault you didn’t mail me anything and won’t answer my questions when I call. Forwarding me onto another department for 2 weeks won’t get rid of me!!! You vicious scammers!
Word to the wise- avoid student loans at...
Should schools censor books?
The age old question! What do you think?
Submit you thoughts on school censorship. Good thing? Bad thing? Somewhere in the middle?
