Category: Failure
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An Open Letter to Myself: Don’t Give Up
Twenty-four of my students are failing. Only two are passing. They are failing in the grade book. They are failing in mastering content. They are failing in overcoming the abyss of apathy that is a characteristic of the students I teach. And, because of this, I am failing. I have tried dozens of techniques and…
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With Trepid Hearts We Step: Overcoming the Thorn of Change
In troves of tromping feet, students and educators begin yet another school year this month. With the advent of another academic year, there will be loud cries from citizens, educators, researchers, and politicians about all the changes that need to be made in education. Students need to change. Teachers especially need to change. Administrators? Please change. We…
Chase Mielke 