Influential Teachers

Influential Teachers Teaching was never on the radar for me.  I loathed school, and didn’t hold much respect for teachers, or the profession of teaching.  When I went to college, not much changed along those lines, at first.  Now, I’m so passionate about the profession that I’m devoting a lot of my time and resources … Read more

Thoughts on Teaching

Foundation 1. The goal: If the question, “When am I going to use this in my real life,” derails your class, there’s a problem with your purpose and goal. The truth is, almost nothing after taught 5th grade is knowledge used daily. The purpose of education is not to teach MLA formatting or how to … Read more

#REDforED – Arizona’s Working Poor – Arizona Educators United

In the year 2000, Arizona voters said that education was important the sustainability of Arizona’s economy and society.  They voted in Prop 301 which promised to keep teacher salaries competitive by providing cost of living increases and performance pay, among other things.  The state legislature has failed to exact the will of the voters and … Read more