Posts Tagged ‘teaching’
Marcy Speaks!
Marcy speaks! Eh, sort of. Well … not really. But, hey, I heard words come out of her mouth, I promise you. As explained on the Selective Mutism Association (SMA) website, selective mutism “is an anxiety disorder characterized by a person’s inability to speak in certain social settings such as at school, work, or in…
Read MoreOn First-Year Teachers
Watching first-year teachers, for veteran teachers, can be quite fun. They should be case studies, so fascinating this group can be, particularly the white ones in schools of color. I think about this now as Chicago Public Schools teachers, like the Meandering Maestro himself, welcome back students from summer break this week. I’ve been teaching…
Read MoreWhere I Belong – Preview – Chapter 1
What follows is preview of Where I Belong. Enjoy Chapter 1 and then consider picking up the entire book! The Cessna ascended, like my expectations. This was it, I hoped. I go into all of my various new jobs thinking this way. No more bouncing job to job, city to city, country to…
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