Tag: Teaching
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July 23, 2023
Creativity is a funny thing. We seem to value it very highly in our private lives but dismiss it too easily in our professional ones.
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July 3, 2023
The first few days of summer are like the next day after a night out drinking — hungover. You feel it. You know you did something your body managed to survive. Facing the consequences hurts.
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June 23, 2023
Today was the last day of school for this year. The excitement of the beginning of summer wasn’t there. The day ended like most Fridays, except there were a few more handshakes. Now, it’s time to turn my attention to the summer months — the two shortest months of the year. I have big plans…
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June 28, 2023
I’m lucky that some of my students like me enough to get me a gift at the end of the school year. I always ask if they are sure they want to give me a gift and tell them that they don’t have to get me anything. Of course, I do want the gift. I…
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June 26, 2023
The last week of school is finally here. I can’t wait for this school year to be over. The goodbyes have already started.
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June 13, 2023
A former student of mine left me quite a nice card and a gift when she visited the school last week. It got me thinking about the impact I have on my students.
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April 20, 2023
It’s been a bit of a rough go at work lately. I’m impatient, snarky, rude, brash, curt, and just unpleasant a lot of the time. The good relationships that I had with students are being jeopardized because I don’t put the energy into maintaining them. With staff, I’m finding myself complaining more to and about…
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How Can We Integrate Technology to Transform Learning? — Mr. G. Tutors
I used to be an IT Business and Systems Analyst. It’s true, I used to work with computers. I still work with computers but in a different capacity. These days, I can recognize a problem and try to find a How Can We Integrate Technology to Transform Learning? — Mr. G. Tutors
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Hallways are an interesting place
A lot more happens in hallways than we are often aware of.
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I Burnt Out Three Weeks into the New Year, After 18 Months
I burnt out recently. Teachers are being asked to manage a lot right now in addition to the pressures of their lives outside of work. I thought I’d share my story.
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My double life online, separating my personal and professional selves
I almost hit, “Tweet.” I was gonna do it, I was. The words had been written and all that was left to do was hit that blue button. I could’ve but I didn’t. I stopped myself. Just in time? Maybe.
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The daily cycle of teaching online
It was a moment of calm frustration for me this morning as I was explaining to my students what it’s like to teach through Zoom, to talk to a video of myself talking. I probably made some quip about how good looking I am but that it’s not enough to keep me engaged. I likely…