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A New Perspective on Teaching

I love to write and a couple years ago I wrote a poem to share the feelings many teachers share.  Read this poem from start to finish and see if you've ever felt this way... A New Perspective on Teaching Teachers can make a difference Is a lie That I am better off doing something else Is my creed Caring about students and their education Is a complete waste of my time Fretting over things I cannot control Is my way of dealing with adversity A spirit of hard work and determination Will not help me accomplish anything The haters and naysayers Determine my fortune My tenacity and persistence Will not lead to success Negativity and apathy Cannot be conquered I am convinced that I Have no place in teaching Defeat, surrender, and despair Will be my game plan Holding on to hope Is the wrong philosophy Teachers cannot make a difference If we are completely honest with ourselv
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My ABC's of Teaching

My ABC's of Education Whenever somebody asks me, "Steve, describe your philosophy on education" I always have the same answer.  "I'm glad you asked...but my name isn't Steve."  That may sound like an unexpected answer but life is full of unexpected things and being able to handle unexpected things is at the heart of being a great teacher.  That is definitely true but it is not my complete philosophy of education.  When it comes to education, I believe in the ABC's. "A" is for "Accountability" Everybody in education is accountable to somebody else.  Teachers are accountable to their administration, their colleagues, their students, and their parents.  That sounds obvious but what I am really referring to is the willingness to embrace accountability.  Everybody is accountable but not everybody embraces accountability.  When you embrace accountability you not only understand that other people depend on you, but you are driven t
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No Room 4 Ordinary

Congratulations!  You are reading the first post of a blog that is sure to catch the attention of at least half a dozen people in the blogosphere.  Some of those are my family members but maybe 1 or 2 people outside my family will enjoy my blog as well.  I'm starting this blog because I have a lot of thoughts about education and life in general (plus I want to hone my writing skills in the hopes of landing a book deal and a lifetime of lucrative speaking engagements).  As a high school administrator I have observed many different teachers and I have learned a lot about teaching.  As a middle-aged, married human with three children of my own I have also learned a lot about life.  My hope is that the people who read my posts will come away inspired, challenged, and perhaps slightly entertained.  Enough with the boring stuff...let's get down to business. TEACHER DESPAIRITY These days there is too much despairity in the world of education.  No, that is not a typo.  I just mad
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