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Tag Archives: high school
Still I Rise–the Mourning after Trump
You may shoot me with your words, You may cut me with your eyes, You may kill me with your hatefulness, But still, like air, I’ll rise. –Maya Angelou It is Sunday already, five days after the election, five days … Continue reading
Cardinal Rules and Lasting Regrets
As the winter persists, we are keeping warm in the classroom with a number of hot topics. Currently, we are reading The Kite Runner in World Literature. It has been work getting a few students to move beyond their reticence to … Continue reading
Fighting Words: Epilogue
Calmer heads prevailed, and the two warring girls were only suspended for a few days. When they returned, each apologized to the class and retook their seats. On the second day, during a prayer followed by petitions, one of the … Continue reading
Tagged growing up, high school, mistakes, teens
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Fighting Words: The Best Way to Avoid Being Stung
There was an altercation in my classroom today–a disagreement sailed beyond the boundaries of what I and the assailants expected. Two girls allowed hurtful words to escalate beyond their “place of origin” in some meaningless aside, however deliberate. Too often, … Continue reading
On Your Mark
Two Friday’s ago, I pressed my best and only suit and drove to GW’s Lisner auditorium on 21st Street. Two years ago, I promised one male student at his mother’s funeral that I would be there to shake his hand … Continue reading
The Gathering
Grades were due last week, and report cards mailed on Friday. I hate grading. I know assessments are important. I use them to determine whether or not my students mastered the skills in question. They help me refine lessons or … Continue reading
Tagged advocates, assessments, grading, high school
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