Laws of Gravity

When I started this long-term assignment, I had to put together the classroom. But, unlike with the vacant classes I usually end up starting...

World history. The kiddos were to read a chapter, outline, and answer questions. (The above is my remote work station. Glamorous, eh?)  I...

Winter break was over. I got an early morning wake up call. Guess who would be out another week? I was not shocked by this. The teacher...

Eighth grade science. It was an... interesting day. The kiddos had a laundry list of assignments to complete. They had a "warm up...

It was the last day before spring break. The class was to write the final draft of an essay on the Holocaust. The students were to "use...

"She gave up!" (This said with quite a bit of glee.) I went around the classroom giving each student a sheet of assignment quest...

7th grade science. They start class with a "warm up". This time, they were to read two pages from their textbooks and answer the f...

Back, ages ago, when I was a high school student, I used to wish for a day when I wouldn't have to carry anything to school. No books. N...

Today I covered a graphic arts class. The teacher left them book work. This is usual for shop-type classes. Because of the specialized equ...

"You came to class unprepared ...?" That's what I say to students when they tell me that they don't have paper or they d...