Posted in giggles on September 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The people:
Kathy, my former student who is now in 10th grade. I taught her 6, 7, & 8th grade.
Ms. H, my mentor teacher who has been a part of my team for the past 7 years.
Me, the soon-to-be principal
The setting: on the phone–3way conversation
Ms. H: So say hello to Ms. ______, Kathy.
Kathy: Hi, Ms. [...]
Posted in reflection on September 20, 2007 | 3 Comments »
School
Work
Family
Church/Neighborhood
We’re tugged in all directions to accomplish certain tasks and build relationships that are meaningful and rewarding for us. Yet often, there is too much to be done, and not nearly enough time to accomplish it all.
One principal I’ve worked for has kicked teachers out of the building at 3:30pm, telling them to go home. [...]
Posted in reflection on September 19, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Savannah Red gave me this wise counsel in the last post, and I’ve been thinking about it quite a bit. Where is the line with differentiation? How much is too much?
I can’t say that I know the answer just yet. I watched a mother with her daughter today as we went to the district office [...]
Posted in internship on September 16, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Over the past three weeks, I’ve been trying to integrate into my new school and create routines for myself to accomplish my assignments, grad school, and still have time for my family. It’s been a tough line to walk, but I feel like I am effectively managing my time.
The hardest part of this transition as [...]
Posted in reflection on September 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
It was 6 years ago, and only my 4th day teaching in the South Bronx. There wasn’t a single working TV anywhere in the school, so we glued ourselves to the radio, trying to piece together what happened. My students and I stared at each other, trying to piece together the horror that was unfolding [...]
Posted in internship on September 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
38: # of kindergarten and 2nd grade students who did not show for school yet this year
35: # of no-show students who had disconnected phone numbers listed
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2: # of teachers hit by a CTT student today
1: # of administrators attacked by a middle school student today
3: # of parent altercations we had on the street [...]
Posted in blah blah blah on September 5, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Kids came, and most of them left. Overall not a bad day, but I’m so exhausted I’ll post more tomorrow or the next day.
Look forward to a post on creating a new school and another on hiring new teachers from alternative cert programs (Teaching Fellows, TFA, etc).
Posted in educational policy on September 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Anyone that has followed educational trends in major cities knows that New York City is continually changing. Ever since Mayor Bloomberg was elected Mayor, the school system has been in continual flux. Although if you look deeper at the situation, NYC has had 12 Chancellors of the School System since 1978. At [...]
Posted in internship on September 1, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Growing up as a military brat, I went to 14 schools before 6th grade. Change comes naturally for me. I’ve learned the art of adaptation: fitting into my surroundings, and thriving in this environment. So far, this experience has been no different from those in my past, although I must admit that it is different [...]
Posted in PD on September 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
People can only focus on one thing at a time. Handing out Handbooks, schedules, and class lists while presenters are still conducting a workshop does not facilitate focus. Sometimes this happened during explicit instruction; other times it happened during groupwork. How is a group supposed to concentrate on progress monitoring, incorporating data into instruction, and [...]
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