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An Effective Bellringer For Your Science Class

You already know the first few moments of class are critical. It’s when tone is set and students are most…

Sometimes new teachers do ask me for advice. It’s humbling, and even though my words to them are far from…

If a brand new teacher asked you right now for advice, what would you say? If your first impulse is…

Continuing with the theme of hubris, let’s not forget that we teachers are real people who can also be influenced…

My new toy is a pole saw. Think of it as a small chain saw on the end of a…

A few of us gathered to clean up a fallen tree. Things were chaotic as we started tossing the cut…

Last summer I had some work done on my truck. They kept it for a week and a half, most…

Driving home today, a tiny fawn jumped out in front of me. I hit the brakes and swerved hard, and…