Focus on the kids.   What does this mean? We are teaching students, not a curriculum.  The students have to get it.  They won’t get it if they don’t pay attention.  And they won’t pay attention unless it is interesting to them.  The most interesting subject to high school age students is THEMSELVES.  We talk […]

Bryce sent this and it is long, so I will post it as separate installments over this week:   Installment #1:   Ben,   For years I had signs up at the back of my classroom to help me remember the basics.  They were gleaned from Blaine, Susie, Joe, you and others. Now, whenever I have a student