How to Host an “Old School” Writers’ Festival

When seven-year-old Kelsey Drake stepped to the microphone, she hesitated. Perhaps she felt nervous about presenting her writing before such … More

Desk Rent is Due Friday!

No doubt you’ve had kids ask, “Why do we need to know this stuff?” In my classroom, we spend a … More

Perhaps many of you have figured this stuff out long ago. Me, after nearly 25 years of teaching, I recently … More

This week I just want to say THANK YOU to all you FANTASTIC teachers who have used Read Aloud Plays … More

Fairies waving candied wands… Goblins drooling chocolate malt… Halloween has such a bizarre place in our classrooms. In my school … More

How do you grade a play? I read an article recently about the merits of “gradelessness” in the classroom. It … More

In my school we’ve taken to referring to our state-of-the-art music room as the “Musicless Room.” Oh, it still says … More

I think much of what I know about teaching, about kids, about life itself, I learned from Spanky and Our … More

I can gripe with the best of ‘em, and every year the teaching profession seems to provide plenty of new … More

I told my students the best thing they could do for me for Teacher Appreciation Week is to stay home. … More