This back to school issue is far from over and we're likely to see more issues and controversies arise as this situation continues to develop.
The fear of a bad substitute teacher taking care of your class in the event that you are absent, is enough to make sick teachers go to work sick or ask to pull out of trainings
We talk about the importance of having those difficult, but frank, conversations about bias out in the open instead of behind closed doors. and about holding each other accountable when things are done or said. We also discussed the idea of...
Today we focus on all the little and not so little things teachers deal with in the classroom, which those who haven’t spent much time in a classroom may not realize. Little things like, having time to go to the bathroom, or deciding to go to work...
It's time to end Common Core and State testing as a way to determine the effectiveness of our schools. Blaming teachers for students' poor performance on these tests, is like blaming the doctor for a patient not losing weight.
"It's really nothing different than what parents were doing before. They're not "homeschooling" their kids. The kids are getting their learning from teachers. The only thing that's happening is [parents] are home ...keeping them accountable, what...
Show Notes In this episode we start with a little about the history, the how and the why, of grading. (Did you know that grades were originally A, B, C, D and E?? Where did F come in?). Then we talk about grading practices used today and how...
Why do teachers quit? According to some statistics over 200,000 teachers leave the profession each year with ⅔ giving reasons other than retirement. Jen, Sharyn and Anne talk about what made them become teachers and why they haven’t quit. They...
Anne, Jen and Sharyn share a little about what to expect in their off the wall new podcast that takes you into the “teacher’s lounge” and lets you listen in to real conversations from real in the trenches teachers as they discuss...