Tag Archives: Education
Speling is Gud
Last week, as I was grocery shopping in a large local chain supermarket, I encountered the following sign. I brought my shopping cart to an abrupt halt. I gaped. No, it wasn’t a sudden craving for pretzEls begging to be … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Teaching
Tagged Education, nature/nurture, spellcheck, Spelling, teaching
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Goodbye, Durham
On Thursday morning, June 20, I’ll have to say goodbye to an old friend. Durham Elementary School, as a result of school district reconfiguration, will cease to exist as a K-5 elementary school. It will be reborn as the Cairo-Durham … Continue reading
Posted in Nostalgia, Teaching
Tagged Durham Elementary, Education, elementary school, PTA
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Here Comes Captain Book
Aarrrggghh, my pretties! It is I, Captain Book…… Every Friday morning 75 or so Kindergarten through 2nd graders come together in Durham Elementary’s cafetorium for Morning Program, a long standing tradition blending song, instruction and camaraderie to get the day … Continue reading
Teaching, Testing, and Other Contradictions
Let’s begin with a disclaimer: everything that follows is based on anecdotal evidence. There are two reasons for this, the first being that my more than 20 years as an elementary school teacher gives me a plethora of anecdotes to … Continue reading
Posted in Musings, Teaching
Tagged Classroom, Common Core State Standards Initiative, Education, State Testing, teaching
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A Positive Addiction
I have been, as previously mentioned, an Anglophile since the age of approximately six. I have been a bibliophile for just about as long (no, relax, there won’t be a “phile” for every letter of the alphabet) and it has … Continue reading
Posted in Books We Like, Teaching
Tagged books, Education, Fun With Dick and Jane, Reading, teaching
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Ol' Philosophizer
"Hey!" ... "What?" ... "What Did You Say?" 