By: Evan Taylor “…be the teacher you wish you had when you were younger…” – anonymous kid Upon first walking in classroom, you will notice the plethora of Marvel action figures posted on top of a shelf. The majority of the action figures are Spiderman, since he is obviously the one of the greatest superheroes.…
By: Evan Taylor heart: (n.) a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation. In vertebrates there may be up to four chambers (as in humans), with two atria and two ventricles I planned to type out some long manifesto about new teaching practices and old…
By: Mollie Safran My first long-term substitute position was taking over for my mentor teacher from student teaching when she had her second child. On my first day, I asked the students to create something for their teacher and the new baby. We wanted to show her we were still thinking about her-and her love…
By: Karin Hogen It’s fair to say that young teachers, especially those teachers who are passionate about what they do, quite easily embrace “teacher” as their whole identity. No longer are we a foodie, or a person from a particular state, or so-and-so college alumnus, or voracious reader, or nerd when we introduce ourselves. No.…
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