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Blessing #21: The Power of Forgiveness
Where would I be right now if it weren’t for forgiveness? I would be alone, alone…
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8 Ways Parents Can Be Proactive in Education
What can parents do to help their children be successful in school? I wrote a list…
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The Write Stuff Video Series: Fixing Fragments
Are teachers always telling you, “Fix your fragments!” but you have no idea what a fragment…
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The Write Stuff Video Series: Punctuating Complex Sentences
For this video, I wanted to try something different. I’m using the computer instead of the…
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The Three Mistakes Parents Make
In my last post I wrote about my perspective as a teacher and a parent. I…
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Parents in Education
If parents really want to make a difference in their children’s education, they have the power…
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How Heroes Are Made
Last night, Ian told me he’s getting picked on by kids at school. Ian told one…
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The Write Stuff Video Series: An Introduction to 4-Level Analysis
Why 4-Level Analysis? I use 4-level analysis in my classroom for two reasons:
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The Write Stuff Video Series: Identifying Independent Clauses
As a follow-up to my last video Fixing run-on and comma-splice errors, here is some more instruction…
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The Write Stuff Video Series: Fixing Run-On and Comma-Splice Errors
I have been teaching high-school English for ten years. I guess I’m slightly old-school because I…
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Blessing #20: Blossoming as a Writer
Fight for your right to write. That’s the slogan my students chose for our journalism class…
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Blessing #19: My Faith
I’m not going to lie; my faith is not what it was ten years ago. And…
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To Be or Not To Be…A Teacher: The Architecture of the Classroom
In my last Education Reformation post about Teachers’ Roles, I defined teachers as guides or facilitators to…
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Evil Knievil Wanna-Be
My older brother was the greatest kid ever born in my family; my younger brother was…
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Evel Knievel Wannabe
My older brother was the greatest kid ever born in my family; my younger brother was…