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Education Caught You Red-Handed!
During class recently, Coach Brown noticed a student attempting to cheat on a reading quiz and taught him a valuable lesson in front of his classroom peers.
Bryan Toporek, February 24, 2010
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Education What Teachers Think About Snow Days
After "snowmageddon" crippled parts of the nation, The Washington Post spoke with teachers and asked them for their true feelings on snow days.
Bryan Toporek, February 12, 2010
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Education Easy Recipe to Becoming a Teacher
Inspired by a blogger looking to become a teacher because "teaching...sounds...interesting...," Mei Flower came up with the quick, sure-fire method for getting ready to become a teacher.
Bryan Toporek, February 9, 2010
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Education The Death of a Writing Legend
The blogger at Epiphany in Baltimore posts a tribute to recently-deceased J.D. Salinger, celebrating his famous novel The Catcher in the Rye.
Bryan Toporek, February 3, 2010
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Education We Must Protect This Classroom!
Nancy Simmons of Online Science Degrees chimes in with a guest post on Learn Me Good about how to take control of your classroom.
Bryan Toporek, February 3, 2010
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Education Reading Intervention Gone Horribly Wrong
Ever since her school scrapped freshman reading classes, Mei Flower has been struggling with the school's new system of "reading intervention."
Bryan Toporek, January 22, 2010
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Education A Little Too Late for MySpace...
The ever-amusing Hobo Teacher lays into a colleague when she suggests incorporating MySpace into English lesson plans.
Bryan Toporek, January 22, 2010
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Education A Hard Knock Life for a Sub?
Over at Mildly Melancholy, "J" does a point-by-point breakdown of a recent critique from a substitute teacher that was printed earlier this month in the New York Times. The substitute, who has spent her past two years subbing in classrooms one day a week, ripped full-time teachers for taking too many days off, not leaving lesson plans for subs, and complaining about how difficult their profession could be.
Bryan Toporek, January 22, 2010
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Education Has Formative Assessment Been Hijacked?
Renee Moore wants teachers to reclaim formative assessment from the role of ongoing standardized test prep.
Anthony Rebora, January 8, 2010
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Education The Lasting Effects of Hating Gym Class
Are mean phys. ed teachers responsible for poor fitness later in life? Robert Pondiscio points to a study.
Anthony Rebora, January 8, 2010
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Education When Homework Goes Online
Jay Mathews recites an anecdote from a former colleague about her children's teachers neglecting simple internet resources for their students over at The Washington Post's Class Struggle blog.
Bryan Toporek, December 29, 2009
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Education Downsizing Tests?
Jay Mathews of The Washington Post suggests one innovative way to reduce standardized testing loads for stressed students: Shorten the tests.
Bryan Toporek, December 29, 2009
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Education Should Netbooks be Required?
Mark at The Elementary Educator asks when schools will make netbooks required materials, much like calculators for a math class, or gym shoes for gym class.
Bryan Toporek, December 16, 2009
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Education Reaching the Teaching Breaking Point
Mei Flower may have reached a breaking point after receiving an e-mail from her principal that appeared to be an advertisement passed off as research regarding testing.
Bryan Toporek, December 16, 2009
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