DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!

When my kids were finished their DCAS Reading  test last month, I had them pretend to write letters to the test. I am posting some of the ...

What would you rather do to grab your students' attention? Write a word problem on the board or create a short video of the same word...

I watched this video, and cracked up! I was trying to find articles about rigor and bumped into this video. It's a bit long in makin...

I am not a digital native by any means. I am 52 years old and have been teaching for 27 years. I am the teacher people assume is scared to t...

     Once upon a time there was a little 2nd grade boy. He was new to a school, and he brought with him, all his problems and issues.  Sent ...