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The Head Of The Class: January 2011
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The Head Of The Class. General observations on public school teaching and other stuff. Sunday, January 16, 2011. Here is a link to my third column for the Dallas Morning News, which appeared in December of 2010. Michael Haring: The frustration factor Dallas-Fort Worth Local Opinion Columns News for Dallas, Texas Dallas Morning News. Update 2/21/11 Here is the column in its original unedited format:. What do I do? Posted by Ed U. Cater. The Upside of Down Time For Schoolkids. Michael Haring: The upside of...
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The Head Of The Class: June 2008
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The Head Of The Class. General observations on public school teaching and other stuff. Tuesday, June 17, 2008. Happy Summer, Happy Professional Development! I attended my first summer professional development session yesterday, and once again, I was less than impressed. What is it with this district? I hate being negative, so. let me first focus on the positive. Posted by Ed U. Cater. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Happy Summer, Happy Professional Development! Substitute Does Not Mean Subpar.
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The Head Of The Class: Stop! It's Lotto Time!
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The Head Of The Class. General observations on public school teaching and other stuff. Saturday, November 17, 2012. We are in week 12 of the most dismal year ever. Every day I am looking over my shoulder. Just tape a big red and white target on my back. I think we have all had it. I’m looking for a way out, and being that my degree is not exactly conducive to going into another field, I’m going to start playing some numbers. After all, you can’t win if you don’t play. 8221; they’ll say. Zaciekawiłeś mnie...
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The Head Of The Class: September 2009
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The Head Of The Class. General observations on public school teaching and other stuff. Friday, September 25, 2009. Compliments Can Go A Long Way. We had an assembly today for 4 th. Graders. A speaker from one of the local community colleges came and spoke to the kids about the importance of college and about the many opportunities college provided. I make it a point, before any assembly, to have a "class discussion" over etiquette. If that's a word). The speaker then passed out a flyer. With bullet point...
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The Head Of The Class: The Upside of Down Time For Schoolkids
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The Head Of The Class. General observations on public school teaching and other stuff. Sunday, January 16, 2011. The Upside of Down Time For Schoolkids. Here is the second column for the Dallas Morning News which appeared in October 2010:. Michael Haring: The upside of down time for schoolkids News for Dallas, Texas Dallas Morning News Opinion: Viewpoints. Update 2/21/11: Here is the column in its unedited format. But, what about corporate America? Out of curiosity, I went to the Fortune magazine website...
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The Head Of The Class: My Teacher Could Have Protected Me
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The Head Of The Class. General observations on public school teaching and other stuff. Sunday, January 16, 2011. My Teacher Could Have Protected Me. I've been writing some volunteer columns for the Dallas Morning News. Here's a link to the first one that appeared back in September 2010:. Michael Haring: My teacher could have protected me News for Dallas, Texas Dallas Morning News Opinion: Viewpoints. Update: 2/21/11: My unedited version of the column has been added below. All it took was one voice. Only ...
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The Head Of The Class: October 2009
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The Head Of The Class. General observations on public school teaching and other stuff. Wednesday, October 7, 2009. Must be willing to make and receive numerous phone calls on a daily basis. Subject of phone calls can be, but is not limited to:. Scheduling parent conferences with 100% success rate. Scheduling parent conferences with 100% of the parents. Scheduling parent conferences with 100% of the parents to be completed within a 10-day window. Tracking down missing paperwork/documentation for records.
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The Head Of The Class: Super Waste
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The Head Of The Class. General observations on public school teaching and other stuff. Thursday, February 3, 2011. Over 100,000 people will attend, paying upwards of $600 a ticket for upper bowl to $900 for lower bowl (face value of course). More than likely, they will pay even more than face value for those tickets. And how much are luxury suites? Upwards of $250,000, maybe? And, it will be a great halftime show, I’m sure. Posted by Ed U. Cater. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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The Head Of The Class: This month's TAKS testing is the first step to unfairly judging teachers
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The Head Of The Class. General observations on public school teaching and other stuff. Sunday, April 10, 2011. This month's TAKS testing is the first step to unfairly judging teachers. The TAKS test has arrived. In upcoming weeks, teachers will be trying hard to review concepts and clear up misconceptions. Some teachers have tutoring sessions before school or during lunch. Some continue tutoring during their planning periods or after school. Some may do all of these things. That I am substandard? The pub...
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The Head Of The Class: March 2009
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The Head Of The Class. General observations on public school teaching and other stuff. Friday, March 13, 2009. A week ago during the long bout that is parent conferences, my team and I had a conversation with a parent of a child with “behavioral issues.” Mainly, he doesn’t behave. The day after, the kid comes into my class with a new outlook on life, a fresh perspective, a new desire to make a difference, a burp-machine. Sit on it, please. Posted by Ed U. Cater. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).