CELL PHONES, CONTROL, AND THE TRUTH ABOUT TEENS I’ve been subbing in middle and high schools this year, and like everywhere else, the rule is the same: No phones. This isn’t new. It’s one of education’s greatest hits — dragged out every year like we haven’t debated it for a decade straight. The Exhaustion of... Continue Reading →
Educational Rant: Busy Work
Educational Rant: Busy Work The Wind, the Notes, and My Rising Blood Pressure I’m sitting here getting mad.My daughter is outside, trying to take pictures of her math notes with her school laptop. The wind keeps blowing the pages around, and she’s getting frustrated. I finally ask what she’s doing, and she says she has... Continue Reading →
Educational Rant-Resiliency
Kids need to know that their feelings are real and ok. Even the feelings of hopelessness, despair, and depression.
Educational Rant-That nagging feeling
You know that feeling you get when something just doesn't feel right, but you can't figure out what it is? I have had that feeling lately, actually, since Tuesday night after the School Board meeting. This past weekend I had been in zoom meetings attending a New Mexico School Board Association meeting. I'm not too... Continue Reading →
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