Tag: learning
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In Class or Online
The weather is better today. I will get to be in person with my students for the first time in three weeks. The snow has forced online classes for much of the semester so far. It’s both a good thing and a bad thing, all at once. The amount of preparation is the same, but…
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Justice
I am stressed out by some of the coverage of the Abby Zwerner case. That teacher needs to be given all the money she is suing for. As a retired administrator, I cannot imagine not responding to a concern that a student may have a weapon. Believe me, most administrators really are on it, unlike…
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Teacher Bashing
Teachers work hard and do not get paid enough (neither do principals for that matter). Society loves to bash teachers all the time. It is ridiculous. Here are some things that the public does not understand: Teachers get paid for NINE months of work. Their contractual day is usually seven hours and fifteen minutes with…
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Another Mugshot
Today, I saw another mugshot of a frequent flyer to my office during my tenure as an elementary principal. As much as I want to say it was unexpected, I cannot. His face was the same as it was almost fifteen years ago, except bigger. It is so sad that I have had the intuition…
Retired Principal Tales 