Laws of Gravity

It was my last day in the success seminar for Mrs. B. As they did about every two weeks, it was the day they were to check in on their goals...

Wednesday. The lesson was "Using Active Listening". Of which they were not. The day was chaotic. I had students throwing things at...

The following conversation is real, although not quoted verbatim. The names have been changed (as I always change their names), but the gist...

As I have done at the beginning of every period, I was standing at the front, checking the roll and verifying that the students were in thei...

Austin is in fourth period. Every day he asks to use the restroom. And every day he takes way too long (like 20 or more minutes). And almos...

When I got the lesson plans for last week, there was a question in them. "Is there a way to play a DVD in the classroom?" Yup, we ...

When I talked to Mrs. B before she went on leave, she told me she intended to do the grading while she was out. But the previous Friday, in ...

In seventh period there are two students enrolled who have not attended since I took over the success seminar class. So, last Wednesday when...

Sometimes two students do not get along. And sometimes, those two students are seated right next to each other. I didn't notice Odessa a...

Some days... This past week was Homecoming Week. That meant the game was Friday, the dance was Saturday, and there would be an assembly. Ugh...

The class is success seminar. It's basically a class for social-emotional learning. In theory, it's a great idea. Pretty much the en...

After my preview the prior week , I was not looking forward to beginning the four weeks in the Success Seminar class. And things went about ...

Tuesday was my last day in the chemistry class. I was asked to cover an extra period. (This is typical, so I didn't think too much of it...