A question I posed in my previous post – how can I be held responsible for those things over which I have little or no control, such as a family’s socioeconomic status – begs an answer. Although I can’t be held responsible for a family’s socioeconomic status, I do have a moral responsibility to advocate… Read more

I’ve been thinking about the term accountability. According to Wikipedia, accountability is defined as: In the acknowledgment and assumption of responsibility for actions, products, decisions, and policies including the administration, governance and implementation within the scope of the role or employment position and encompassing the obligation to report, explain and be answerable for resulting consequences.… Read more

Unbelievable, but true! The last time I wrote an entry in this blog, that nobody even knows about yet, was almost a year ago. So, my New Year’s resolution for this year is to write an entry once a week and to let others know about this blog, especially parents. In less than two months… Read more

Since we’re just a few days away from 2008 I feel compelled to write this post before the year ends. This is has been an incredible beginning to the school year for me as a teacher. I ask myself what it is that has worked so well this year that didn’t work well last year.… Read more

This post was supposed to have begun thus: The first day of school is officially over. Then, the first day of school was over and I hadn’t gotten around to blogging or journaling anything. The same thing happened every day after that. Before I knew it, the first day and week of school were over… Read more

This summer has been a whirwind of professional reading for me. I have been focusing primarily on classroom management and reading comprehension strategies. I’m reading several books simultaneously right now and am excited about the changes I am planning to make in my classroom this year. I hope to change the look and the feel… Read more