An Agenda for Learning

The daily agendas were rather simple.  They contained usually 3 or 4 items we would cover and the day's homework assignment-no big deal.  But as it turned out, it was a big deal, at least to one of my students, Juan!  And as I later realized, Juan was not alone since teens never travel alone but rather in herds.

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Season One: Race to the Top

Our hero John Dewey faces a day to remember in this ambitious spin-off, which highlights a harrowing day in the life of a high school social studies teacher.

Tiger Woods Could Learn Something From Teachers

When the media circus around the Tiger Woods scandal began, I thought that it was funny that as different as his world is from our humble lives as teachers, in some ways he and other celebrities could learn some useful life lessons from us.

Top 10 Reasons Why I Didn't Make it to the NCTE Convention

Here is the list of the top 10 reasons why I didn't make the NCTE annual convention in "Philly."  Please share your list.

We Need More Assemblies

We teachers forget sometimes that recognizing students for excellent academic achievement or improvement  can sometimes yield impressive results not only for the students themselves but for the entire school culture as well.