Back to School
I have taught for almost a year. Last October, I took the plunge and started substitute teaching. Within a couple of months, I was offered a position at one of the best private schools in the Bay Area. A glorious six
A real teacher!
Me: “I want you all to know that when I push you to move faster getting ready between subjects, I don’t do this because I don’t like you. You are actually my favorite class in this school”. Chorus of students: “Oh,
Just some old books
During my junior year of high school, I received a unique invitation. Harvard and MIT had collaborated to offer a calculus class, spanning several weeks. They invited select high school students from the Boston/Cambridge area, including ME!! This class would be
The Magic Land
“It’s a magic land” replied the first grader. He had just finished drawing a dinosaur holding a valentines heart, and then adding watercolor to his art. I particularly noticed his art because he had added some impressionistic swirls under the dinosaur.
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
I accepted a full time teaching position, worked one week, and then took 3 weeks unpaid vacation. A very odd way to begin a job, but the vacation was pre-arranged, and everything worked out well. In fact, I highly recommend this
We Lost Valeria?
It is so unfortunate. Valeria (her real name with her permission) is a student teacher who I met at a prior school about a month ago. She moved to the Bay Area from Southern California, joined an organization which pays and
Although happily retired, I was intrigued by my wife’s suggestion to try substitute teaching. Why not? We both thought it might be an enriching retirement activity perhaps twice a week. My journey took an unexpected path, and I signed a full-time teaching contract with one of the most highly regarded schools in the Bay Area in December. Here is my story.