The Classroom
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DUMocrats: Name-Calling, Politics, and the Return of the Dunce Corner
Name calling is back in fashion! And it’s about time. Name-Calling 101 Name-calling is one of…
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Common Courtesy in the Classroom: Why Students Don’t Say Hello Anymore
Many teachers say students no longer seem to recognize the teacher’s voice as a human one—more…
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From Cheat Sheets TO CHAT GPT
Students used to hide cheat sheets in their sleeves. Now they can hide an entire artificial…
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60. Accountability
subtitled: Pam Bondi represents the worst of humanity, along with all the men she represents Over…
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56. Rated “R” for Technology
subtitled: Ban technology in English classrooms Remember how, in our youth, we couldn’t get in to…
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50. Are We On a Runaway Train?
subtitle: Remove computers from the English classroom. Writing and English Education in America I know that…
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43. Peace Prizes and Leadership Qualities
Not a Pal, this Princi-Pal About three years ago, I had a teaching job at a…
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42. Mad Magazine, Rocky horror, and oscar wilde: Find the Funny
Childhood Humor My attraction. or even need, for humor started when I was in maybe…
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34. LET STUDENTS WRITE ON PAPER
subtitled: Evidence of Student Work is Necessary in Effective Classrooms Since I retired from full time…
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5. Reverse Psych 101 (How to Manage your Classes without being a Tyrant)
There are all kinds of teachers, just like there are all kinds of people. More obvious…