I have this guilty feeling that I must get off my chest. I clearly remember when we--and I use that term loosely because very few "we" deigned to listen at the time--were introduced to "common core," I was with my former principal at a break out session for a convention in Orlando. We had ended … Continue reading Common Core and the Man and Marzano
Month: September 2014
Why Teachers Should Blog
This is my first year blogging as a teacher. Every morning I get up and check my work emails, which also contain the new posts and comments on a few educational blogs I follow. Anyone who reads this, which is probably mostly just me, knows that I love Two Writing Teachers, but recently through Slice … Continue reading Why Teachers Should Blog
Reading Should Not Be a Reading Log
I have to agree with Donalyn Miller in her latest blog, No More Language Arts and Crafts. I feel terrible requiring parent signatures for so many reasons. First, many of my students don't have parents that read with their children or follow what their children are reading. They either do or don't sign the reading … Continue reading Reading Should Not Be a Reading Log
