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Why I Teach Short Story 4

  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...

Why I Teach Short Story 3

  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...

Why I Teach Short Story 2

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...

Why I Teach: A Short Short Story to Inspire

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...

Every Student Succeeds Act 2015

Thе Evеrу Studеnt Suссееdѕ Act is ѕеt tо rерlасе thе Nо Child Left Bеhind Law of 2001, and it became official in December 2015. Thе firѕt big gоvеrnmеntаl еduсаtiоn rеfоrm еffоrt mаdе itѕ debut as thе Elementary аnd Sесоndаrу Education Act of 1965. It wаѕ juѕt 32 раgеѕ lоng аnd intеndеd tо еnѕurе "еԛuitаblе resources fоr thе poorest students." Other changes and Acts were made following that, including the most recent No Child Left Behind that is now being replaced Read More...

How One Crazy Teacher Solved a Problem for All Teachers

Frustration! Exasperation! Overwhelmed! How am I ever supposed to find what I’m looking for? That’s how I felt when I started teaching. I was given a whole set of standards to teach, but not many resources to achieve the goals set forth by the school district and state. I spent hours scouring the web for resources. Finding available resources seemed easy until I started studying everything that looked like it might be helpful to me in my planning endeavors. Read More...

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