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Stop Working and Start Teaching >>

Nathan

Whoever said that teaching has to be hard work? Well speaking from experience, it is. You go in early than you're supposed to. Your planning is barely enough to scrape together anything resembling a lesson. You leave later than you're supposed to. Then you work once you're at home. You wake up the next morning having dreamed about tomorrow's lesson. That's a whole lot of work, and the craziest part is that the actual teaching comes second to the work. You know what I'm talking about. Instead of having time to really tutor a student on a concept, you're too busy picking...

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Kindred Spirits >>

Nathan

On my previous post "Stop that...", Shirley Winkle (aka my kid sister's pseudonym) suggested two very thought provoking videos about education. I loved them so much I felt it was worth giving them their own post. First let me preface them by saying that they are absolutely wonderful. I will not pretend to disguise my enthusiasm under layers of objectivity. Not only are they immensely thought provoking, but they are funny. Funny in a way that captures your imagination as well as your laughter. Both of these were found on TED, which I would encourage you to...

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Snow Days >>

Nathan

Holy cow I love snow days! Especially since my school system builds days in to our schedule. Can you say free day? If you happen to live in an area of the country that gets some snow but not a tremendous amount, you truly know what I mean by a snow day. It's that magical moment of looking out the window and seeing just enough snow to stop the buses from running. We're not talking about snow that covers your car and keeps you from opening the front door. The type of snow I'm talking about is the kind that you...

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