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It’s My Honor to Introduce
`Tis the season for graduation speakers to start preparing remarks as they’ll soon populate podiums across the land, hoping to…
10 Supreme Court Cases Every Teen Should Know
While co-chaperoning the Competition Civics state meet earlier this month (a favor to my hallway bestie, the team’s adviser), my…
Write About Now
As October comes to a close, novelists-in-the-making are sharpening their pencils (or more likely charging their laptops) in preparation for…
Back to School Night = Speed Dating?
You want to look good. You have only a few minutes to make a great first impression. And you’re being…
Five Little Exercises
Confession time: I pretty much ignored Common Core test prep last year. Now before the pitchforked mob arrives at my…
Fight For Your Right To Party
On my campus, teachers are not supposed to host class holiday parties. Like Bob Cratchit earning each and every pence,…
Meme Me Up, Scotty
Inspired by the wide variety of teacher memes making their way around the interweb, I decided to add a little…
TED Gives ‘Em Something to Talk About
With the click of a mouse, you can bring a world of expert guest lecturers into your classroom. The fine…
Death By Thesaurus
I often have students who rely too heavily on the thesaurus as they craft their essays, resulting in overwrought sentences…