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The Business of Education
Posted on August 18, 2009
My former principal said that if students weren't learning, if they weren't achieving, it was our fault, the teachers. When he said that, I was in my first year of teaching and agreed with him.
The Business of Education
Posted on August 11, 2009
When I was in high school, special education students had their own wing in the school and mostly stayed there for all of their classes. Things have changed tremendously since then.
The Business of Education
Posted on August 4, 2009
I was watching the news when Governor Schwarzenegger announced that California's legislature had finally passed a budget. He said that they were able to protect education. A breakdown of the cuts was shown on the TV screen — education took another $6 billion cut.
The Business of Education
Posted on July 28, 2009
My students often try to use my age against me. I look young, therefore I must be able to relate to my students. Don't get me wrong, I definitely relate to the majority of my students, but there are some things that I just can't relate to.
The Business of Education
Posted on July 14, 2009
There is something about the current generation of students in school that makes teaching extremely difficult: entitlement. The first few months of my teaching career were eye-opening in terms of this phenomenon.
The Business of Education
Posted on July 7, 2009
In light of issues that I've been involved in at my former public school, I have seen the worst in people in terms of political garbage. Charter schools, however, have the ability to hold their students to higher standards, and consistently and fairly enforce rules and consequences.
