Entries from September 2009
This afternoon President Obama spoke to you, the schoolchildren of America, to encourage you to take responsibility for your learning. The President challenged you to set goals, try hard and not to be afraid of failure.
Click here for transcript of the speech. It is similar to the remarks released Monday for preview, but has [...]
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Tags: Homework
September 1st, 2009 · 3 Comments
Today is a professional day for teachers–tomorrow we meet our new students. The following is an SNL skit from the mid-1990s (when you, my students, were all just being born). Until I meet you all officially and get to know you—this is recurring nightmare I have:
Let’s hope our year is nothing like this!
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Tags: Miscellaneous