I have a frustration this week; it's rare that students truly frustrate me, but this week they have accomplished the feat. Three weeks ago I assigned a required assignment for my American Literature class, a class with quite a broad range of skill levels. Read More...

Conference week is over! I love conference week, but I'm even more happy to see it end. This week could be the most fatiguing of the entire year. Normally, we teach half-days and then conduct conferences with parents for two nights and two afternoons. Read More...

I have started a bit of a tradition here at my school, where I show films related to the literature we read in class. Students must bring in a note from a parent/guardian to view the film, but the students seem to enjoy it, especially since I give a very Read More...

A survey was sent out to staff last week, which was supposedly confidential and people's anonymity would be maintained. Well, one teacher was honest, blunt and negative, but honest. Later, he received a call at home by the administrator of the survey Read More...

One pet peeve I have is honesty. Another is being pulled out of my classes for trainings. This week I have to leave my classroom to participate in a training. I don't mind trainings, but I abhor missing classes for it because it's twice as much work for Read More...

Here are the books I'm teaching right now: American Literature: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain American Survey: Fools Crow by James Welch Mythology: Mythology by Edith Hamilton Sophomore Honors: A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens Read More...