Monthly Archives: May 2009
The end of over-parenting?
By JESSE SCACCIA I thought this was an interesting article in today’s New York Times Magazine, given our conversation this weekend. (And no, I’m not posting this just to prove that I read newspapers other than USA Today, as some … Continue reading
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Homeschoolers: Do they care too much?
By JESSE SCACCIA I’ll say this for homeschooling parents: I’d want them on my side in a fight. Or if I’m trying to filibuster a bill in the Senate. Y’all are the Kenyans of blog commentors! There were over 25,000 … Continue reading
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The case against homeschooling
(Editor’s note: This semi-unfortunate rant was published a week ago, and has since led to these follow-up posts of clarification, Jimmy Carter-level mediation, a Trojan Horse offer (jokes), and a silver-lining-to-this-nonsense essay by a homeschooler. Please read, but take it … Continue reading
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Portrait of a Private School Teacher: Not So Private Schools
A private school teacher describes how the lack of privacy in private schools has made her into a better teacher.
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Letters From A Korean Classroom: It’s easy to spell respect in Korean
By JENNIFER YAEL GREEN Most teachers come to Korea for the same reason they end up staying longer than they ever expected: the lifestyle. It’s an easy one – good pay, few hours, cheap cost of living. A majority of … Continue reading
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Keep On Bloggin’ In The Free World: The blog as instructional tool
A reflection on using blogs as an instructional tool in my journalism class. Continue reading
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Those students threatening to drop out?… Let them, I say
By JESSE SCACCIA I got up just before dawn this morning. I went to Samuel’s shack and knocked lightly at the door. “Hey, you up man?” The ruffling of his pile of wool blankets, but no answer. “Samuel. Get up. … Continue reading
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What Students Don’t Want: Listen up, ye pushers of knowledge
Want to know what students don’t want in a teacher? Watch this video to find out. Continue reading
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Book Excerpt: If you’re worried that the kids are smarter than you, they probably are (and you should quit and work at Jamba Juice)
by ALISTAIR BOMPHRAY & JESSE SCACCIA Here’s the thing. The kids are smarter than you. They are brilliant, funny, creative, and perceptive. They will blow you away if you open yourself to it. I cannot say this enough: If you’re … Continue reading
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Teaching summer school?
Then share your steamy, sticky, chalk-seeping-directly-into-your-pores summer school stories at TeacherRevised. And it doesn’t have to be standard summer school. If you’re teaching Outward Bound, nature education, special education, sports camp, the art of the strawberry… as long as it … Continue reading
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