This is the third year in a row that you've been trying to teach during a pandemic and many other struggles stemming from the pandemic.
Of course you're tired.
Of course it's hard to stay positive.
Better times will come, but it's ok to not be ok right now.
In the last six months, teachers who leave in the middle of a school year have been reported to the state at a rate 60% higher than the 2021 fiscal year. After the state reviews these reports, teacher’s can have their teacher’s licenses either suspended or revoked.
I'm just learning that there are multiple school districts around the country that do four-day weeks.
Trainings & meetings on Friday. Probably virtual tutoring when it's needed.
Someone explain to me why we all aren't doing this? As a teacher & a parent I love it.
Every math teacher, elementary or secondary, should read or listen to Mathematical Mindsets by @joboaler . “Now is the time to use research evidence and liberate students from mathematics fear.”
Kid scores 100% on a retest... Only given a 70%. For what possible justification do we put scores in the gradebook that do not match what a student knows?
There is no average time to learn something. Punishing students for taking longer to learn something seems archaic