As I said in my previous post (that was how long ago?), I usually avoid political topics because I have to practice being neutral all the time. But I've been supressing this rant for months and maybe if I get it out of my system I'll start getting over it a… Read full post »

In the classroom I try to stay pretty neutral on most issues. This used to be difficult for me because I have very strong opinions on just about everything. I think I’ve succeeded when thirty minutes into a class discussion/debate my students ask me “Where do you stand on this?” A… Read full post »

I've never been a big fan of the teacher's union. I have always felt that they protect bad teachers and very rarely have the students' interests at heart.

And then I became a teacher! One might have expected my opinion to change, but it didn't really. I… Read full post »

The biggest obstacle I face in teaching is that everyone in the world seems to think that my subject (Physics) is hard.

And you know what? That might even be true. It was the first class I took in high school that did not come naturally. I hated it at… Read full post »

The last few weeks of August, I kept going to school – to my new classroom. I was getting it “ready” even though I had no idea really what ready even meant. As the first day of school approached I was getting increasingly nervous, though terrified is probably a better word.… Read full post »

I stumbled upon Open Salon more than a few months ago. I was reading a post written by a nurse working in a hospital. It was fairly interesting, but what blew me away were the comments. The comments added to the story and dialogue of the post. People expressed thoughts inspired… Read full post »