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They’re coming… that time when every teacher scrambles to finish that 10-inch stack of papers piling up on her desk, punch in numbers into the most un-user friendly grading software imaginable, and answer about 100 students who ask “do I owe you anything”? I have yet to find a way to make this time easier. [...]
Filed by rsmith at February 21st, 2007 under Education
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We all look forward to it, but what does everyone actually do? I end up grading, and while I’d like to break the cycle I find that there is simply too much to do. So I have a plan for this weekend: grade a little, do a little housework, and then play a little. Sounds [...]
Filed by rsmith at February 16th, 2007 under personal
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It’s a snow day! Our first this year. I was anticipating the extra hours of sleep, the rich hot cocoa, the joy of cuddling up with my latest read. But when the phone rang at 5 a.m. with the good news, and I called the next person on our dept. phone tree, I couldn’t get [...]
Filed by rsmith at February 14th, 2007 under Uncategorized
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That’s the word. Isn’t it funny how teachers get almost as excited as the students? The moment I heard the word, I pounced on the web to see the forecast. When I got home, I turned on the 5 o’clock news and waited nearly twenty minutes to see what was supposed to happen. Just think– [...]
Filed by rsmith at February 12th, 2007 under Uncategorized
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Well, I have several, but this one is for English teachers everywhere! It’s called languageartsteacher.com, and it’s online. There is a lot I need to do to really get it where I’d like it to be, but at least I’ve officially begun the journey. Please visit. Advice is welcome
Language Arts Teacher
Filed by rsmith at February 8th, 2007 under Uncategorized
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