"Teachers teach. Well-trained teachers teach better. Great teachers change lives."
That is a quote from page 34 of my friend Dave Greene's new book, Doing the Right Thing: A Teacher Speaks, for which I will provide a review in this space in the next week or so. It is also my new sig line here. It is for others to decide what kind of teacher I am. My intent is to change lives by challenging and empowering my students. Other than my commitment to Leaves on the Current, it is the m
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teacherken at Daily Kos:teacherken at Daily Kos This WeekThe semester comes to a close - a teacher's reflectionon his first term back in the classroom. Yesterday was the last day of classes. We are on an A-day B-day schedule, with 4 90 minute periods a day. Students with a full load have 8 classes (I had 5 in high school). Next week, each day, there will be 2 two-hour exams, beginning Tuesday,