Save Time and Empower Kids

This post is coming from a convergence of an extremely busy week filled with planning a new unit, completing my paperwork duties, administering state testing, planning for summer projects, taxes and just regular life and work on top of that.  Time is probably a teachers most common enemy.  Meanwhile I was reminded of a funny video by The Onion regarding …

Book Review: Grading

One of the most debated topic these days seems to be grades.  Educators are really beginning to question the traditional grading system on a large scale.  In the past, these discussions have always ended with “but that’ll never happen” and now people are making changes in their classrooms, their schools and even on a larger scale in some districts.  Some …