
Another Great Podcast for the Classroom
You’re a 6’6”, 240-pound high school senior – all muscle. You’re a favorite on the football team, you just won

You’re a 6’6”, 240-pound high school senior – all muscle. You’re a favorite on the football team, you just won

Note: This is an updated repost. You’ve wrapped your last major unit and final exams are still a week or

A few years back, I noticed something weird – kids sometimes, maybe even often, learned more when I did less. One

In my first few years of teaching, I didn’t want to use my sick days. If I woke with a

For the most part, I ignore blog stats. I don’t have a “click funnel” or desire to shake you down

Note: This is an updated repost featuring some of my favorite end-of-October lesson ideas. In 7th grade, my friend Sarah

I’ve started reading again. After a moment of unpleasant reflection when I publicly admitted I’m an English teacher who doesn’t

Note: This is an updated repost featuring some of my favorite end-of-the-year lesson ideas. You’ve wrapped your last major unit

It’s late April. State testing is done (whew!), upperclassmen are ramping up for A.P. tests, and everyone’s just wrung out.

Today’s post starts in the kitchen. Like most normal people, I hate doing dishes. It’s gross and I’ve fought (and