Avenue4Learning

My apologies, Mr. President.
It has been over a month since I wrote Part I of this post. To be completely honest, I have put off writing the second part because I’ve been too angry to write it.  I’m so frustrated with what I hear coming from our government, with so-called “experts” who have not spent [...]

Dear Mr. President:
In the past two weeks, I have read more about schools, teachers, and accountability than I have ever seen in my nearly 20 years in education. Sadly, I can’t say that what I’ve been reading is encouraging. The one word I see over and over again is “accountability.”
Accountability IS a good thing. As [...]

Today is Blog Action Day 08, and I started thinking about experiences I had while I was in the classroom.
I taught in a very small school, and there were very few families of “average” socioeconomic status. There were many well above average, and many well below. It was an environment somewhat foreign to me, as [...]

I became a teacher because I love sharing what I learn with other people. And I LOVE TO LEARN!!
As early as 1st and 2nd grade, my classroom teachers used me as a peer tutor. While I’m guessing their intentions were mostly to benefit the students I tutored, they might not have had any idea how [...]