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Proactive
My close, personal friends know that I have had some frustrations with my school district’s technology management in the past. I will not enumerate my frustrations here. In this first week of teacher...
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Summer’s end
We started school before Labor Day this year, since Labor Day isn’t until September 7 and that is kindof “late.” So I just finished off a great first week of school, and am now having a last fling of...
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The last night
Tonight is my last night without grading. At least, until June, approximately. I will be collecting lab reports from all four of my classes tomorrow. Tomorrow is a big day. In addition to all those...
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Awesome Day
Today I hopped out of bed, put on my comfy pants and one of my favorite shirts and my yellow sunshine necklace from NovaDesigns, and immediately solved a problem that has been bugging me for several...
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I win!
I was declared teacher of the week this morning on the morning announcements! I think it will also be announced at tonight’s football game. There is a box in the main office at school, and you can...
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Infrared
I did an experiment this morning. I usually have my first-year students drop a piece of plastic called a “picket fence” through a photogate to measure the acceleration of gravity. The “picket fence”...
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Toast, butter, eat
According to my contract, I am not supposed to accept gifts from students. However, sometimes it is really hard to say no. On Friday, one of my students handed me a loaf in a snowflake-printed...
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Civil Engineering
Last weekend I helped out at the 33rd Annual International Bridge Building Competition. It was held at a local high school, and our local Physics Teachers’ Association had helped to sponsor it....
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Teach
Here I am, on Friday night, awake at 9 PM. I am waiting to watch Teach: Tony Danza, a reality show starring Tony Danza, which starts at 10 PM on A&E. In it, Tony Danza (former boxer, sitcom...
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Grading/Being Busy
The thing I hate most about teaching is grading. I know some people are trying out Standards Based Grading (SBG) but I have not make that leap yet. I anticipate it will take some substantial...
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