A recent article from education innovation highlights similarities between the work conditions of teachers, students, and prisoners. Though the table’s a bit exaggerated, they do have a point…
One huge gripe I have against teaching is the constant workload. There’s always something that needs to be done. During the school day, I’m grinding non-stop from the [...]
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When I first read this article, I knew an eventual blog post was a must. I know I will complain this school year about long nights grading, lesson planning, extremely short lunches; I’ll complain about the need to fully invest myself in and out of work when I’d rather just fully be me after walking [...]
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One of the missions of the California Community College system is to help students reach their educational goals (i.e. transfer, career/vocational training, etc.). Yesterday afternoon, a student who I’ve worked with over the last couple years stopped by my office to say, “hi” and express his appreciation for the help faculty and staff have provided [...]
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Education Week recently posted an article highlighting points in a recent Obama speech on education. In it, he stresses the need for parents to be involved in their child’s learning career. Turn off the tv, turn off the video game sets, be the one pushing your child to learn.
In one quote, he says:
“I know that [...]
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