Posts Tagged by teacher
It Is Up to Me
| March 14, 2012 | Posted by Brian Bennett under All, Risk, Teaching, Thoughts |
I have learned more this year than ever before and I keep coming back to one inescapable truth: If I want education to change, it is up to me to change it. I am not arguing that I am the savior of American schools. I am saying if we want local, committed, and relevant change… more
Reach That One
| March 5, 2012 | Posted by Brian Bennett under All, Teaching, Thoughts |
I had a severe case of the “Mondays” today for some reason. My patience was thin and kids seemed to be a little bit more opinionated about their assignments than normal. Needless to say, it led to some rough edges for me and some of my students. Those days are unavoidable and I really hate… more
Heroes and Villains
| February 17, 2012 | Posted by Brian Bennett under All, Flipclass, Teaching, Thoughts |
We have a saying in the science department here: students lack mental stamina. They are faced with problems, and instead of working together to find an answer, they give up entirely. “This is too hard” and “I don’t know, so I’m not going to do it” are frequent responses when I assign something that requires… more
Can We Re-Purpose Punishment?
| August 24, 2011 | Posted by Brian Bennett under All, Observations, Thoughts |
I began thinking about punishment when I was notified yesterday that one of my students would need some work to do as he served in school suspension for two days. I quickly grabbed an article, wrote down some questions and prompts for him and walked down to the ISS room. I’m assuming most ISS rooms… more
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