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16 Jan

Top 5 Reasons I Love My Students

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By Karen Salsbury   Let’s face it, some days we need a reminder.  It can get really hard during the long winter months to remember why we began teaching in the first place and why we actually like our students…let alone love them.  When we take a moment to reflect on these reasons, we start to see the good in our kiddos.  This makes us a better teacher and motivates us to come up with the best learning strategies ever.  So Read More...
24 Feb

Why I Teach Short Story 5

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Story 5: Challenges A Short Short Story to Inspire -- Challenges we teachers face (and students) Stephanie Curtis’ math class was having a tough week and today didn’t promise to be any better. They had been working through percentages and were getting frustrated because they just weren’t getting it. Stephanie was ready to just give up as well. She was doing her best to walk with them through the concepts, but didn’t seem to be getting anywhere. “Can we just try something Read More...
20 Feb

Why I Teach Short Story 4

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  Story 4: Primates at the Zoo A Short Short Story to Inspire The bus pulled up to the front of the zoo entrance and Zach Burton’s third grade class began to file out. “Over here, guys!” Zach called out as he motioned them over to the front gate. They each made their way through the gate and then Zach tried to corral them at the bronze lion statue that greeted them just inside. “OK, we’ve got a lot to see and a fun Read More...
15 Feb

Why I Teach Short Story 3

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  Story 3: Group Work? A Short Short Story to Inspire Having a class period right after lunch had its up side and its down side. The up side was that students’ bellies were full so they weren’t thinking about food…as much. The down side was that… their bellies were full and tended to put them into a sleep coma sometimes. Today, though, things were going well. Laura had them working on some group assignments together, doing research with their tablets and Read More...
10 Feb

Why I Teach Short Story 2

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Story 2: Corny Jokes and All A Short Short Story to Inspire   The students filed into Brad Power’s seventh grade English class. He was just about to close the door when one last straggler came around the corner. “Glad you could make it Mr. Miller,” Brad said with a grin, as he patted Dylan on his backpack. “It wouldn’t be the same without you.” “I doubt it,” Dylan mumbled as he headed to his seat. Brad closed the door and headed to his Read More...
04 Feb

Why I Teach: A Short Short Story to Inspire

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Story 1: Does Anyone Care? A Short Short Story to Inspire   “Class, please turn to page 35 in your textbooks,” Laura said, looking out on her sixth grade Social Studies class. It had been a rough day already and her students weren’t helping. Most of them weren’t paying attention, several were texting, others just talking, a few poking each other. “Can I get a volunteer to read…” Laura’s voice continued on, but in her head she could hear her words trailing Read More...
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