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How to Recover from Burnout this Summer
Timken Roller Bearing Co., calendar, September 1950, teacher at desk (Photo credit: George Eastman House) It’s a pretty well-known fact that the first year of teaching is nearly always a disaster....
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Stop Your Kids from Whining in 3 Easy Steps
no_whining (Photo credit: frotzed2) In my last post, I wrote about an amazingly resilient student of mine. I also mentioned a student who would complain about anything (literally: she once stopped...
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The Worst Question You Can Ask a Student
Question mark (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The worst, most annoying, most pointless question that you can possibly ask a student is also, hilariously, probably the most common question in classrooms...
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4 Questions That Get Kids to Read Like Writers
At Deep, we are all about the craft of writing. This means that, while most reading teachers ask their kids to read like guests of a book (asking questions like, “How are you, Book? What are you...
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3 Things You Think Are “Cool” That Actually Make Middle School Kids Hate You
Cool emoticon (Photo credit: wstera2) We all want to be cool. Often, even when we are the most experienced, knowledgeable, and confident person in the room (as we often are–though not always–in middle...
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