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Go 7^2ers!
About to head over to a family friend’s home to celebrate the San Francisco 49ers playing in the NFC championship game today against the Seattle Seahawks. This provided the opportunity for me to post...
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Troubled Youth – Troubled Learning
While the title for this post does not always ring true, in my few years teaching at Title I schools, it often reflects reality. In fact, rarely does a day go by where no student disrupts the...
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Is it Worth Being a Teacher?
Five years ago, I decided not to continue with my career in high-tech. After twenty-five years rising, and falling, and rising again, through the ranks in my field, I decided to follow a growing...
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Go Make A Difference
As the 2013-2014 school year draws to a close, I find myself filled with mixed emotions about teaching. While I still feel called to teach, I often wonder if teaching in a public high school is right...
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Brothers from Another Mother: Management Fads and Educational Policies
A comment I made earlier today on Larry Cuban’s recent blog post titled Asking the Right Questions for Getting School-Driven Policies into Classroom Practice sparked the following post....
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Success with Algebra Intervention?
Looking back on the 2013-2014 school year for my three algebra 1 periods, my third year as a full-time teacher, I would like to think that the hard work, crazy hours, and stress filled moments were...
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Teacher Humor re: Differentiated Instruction
A comment made by CA Maestra to my recent post Brothers from Another Mother: Management Fads and Educational Policies included a link to a YouTube video that lampoons what some call a fad, while others...
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Bureaucracy Run Amok
I stumbled upon the commentary below after reading, and opining about, a reblogged post at Larry Cuban’s site. [1] I repost this commentary as I believe Stephen, the commenter, speaks truthfully about...
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A Summer Course to Remember
I recently finished teaching an accelerated algebra 1 summer bridge course. The following images best depict and contrast my experiences teaching the recent summer course and teaching my regular...
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“Send in the Drones”– My Anti-establishment Lyrics
My district mandates explicit direct instruction (“EDI”) as our sole instructional method. While I applaud their desire to help all students, especially our underserved, low socioeconomic status...
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