I took full advantage of my only full week at my parents house to get in some classroom observations. My mom’s principal got me board approval to come observe in their middle school. I was supposed to go in for a day or two before break, but a massive stomach virus epidemic hit the school…
read more »Haven’t posted in a while because I was caught up in finals, family time, and holiday parties. Now that I’ve had a chance to calm down and catch up, I’ve started studying for the Praxis. I hate standardized testing, in case you haven’t picked up on that in my previous post =) But actually, I…
read more »1) That it is now 5 days before Christmas and I am no where near being close to done with exams. 2) That a professor for an elective I’m taking gave us a FOUR HOUR exam on a reading day, and then still expects us to have an intensive final project due in the middle…
read more »Who knew that the schools closing the achievement gap the fastest are on military bases? My brother is in the Marines, so my dad is all gung ho with the military facts. He found this article the other day and sent it to me. It’s a really great read.
read more »I have been struggling since last night to write a blog post. I have so many thoughts swirling around my head (both TFA and non-TFA) that I just don’t know what to say. Anyway, it is the start of the exam season here, and everyone is stressing out. I’m stressing out because I’m not as…
read more »I’ll (try to) keep this short, but I had to share this article I just read in the WaPo about an elected official who takes his state’s standardized test for 10th graders. He got 10 of 60 math questions correct, and 62% on reading, which he says would be a “D” and put him in…
read more »I will officially leave for Induction in about 6 months. I have to keep reminding myself that it is SIX WHOLE MONTHS away, and that is half a year and I need to stay in the real world until then. I’ve had so many people tell me that they’re jealous of me because I know…
read more »I cannot believe it’s been a year since this journey has started! My first year, minus the last workdays, is officially over. My Civics class kicked butt (91% proficient, what’s up), we welcomed in the new 2011 ENC corps this last week, and my classroom is almost as bare as I found it. It’s…
read more »ENC Induction begins today and I always get excited thinking about it….all of that fresh meat enthusiasm and energy for the cause. This is just a quick post to say “Hi” (“HIIIIIIII!!!” *waving arms madly*) to all of the 2011 ENC Corps Members. Have fun, learn lots, and remember that the kids — your kids…
read more »This is the second installment of ENC Corps Member stories. I have a few more to post and would love to hear from any other ENC CMs out there who would be willing to answer some questions. Contact info is here. “Ms. South” is a current 2nd year ENC high school teacher. Here is her…
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