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Outstanding special effects
I had to share this story from “Ms. I,” a K-12 Lead Technology Teacher for students with dyslexia and autism. She uses her dual license in art and technology, and IT field experience, to teach...
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Grab this jet pack.
The very first comment on this blog was from a teacher who said of the opening post,”Reading it has given me a little ‘jet pack’ to get me going and excited again about what I do.” I’ve got about a...
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Everything he needs to know, he learned in 4T.
It’s been more than two months since my last post! To help make up for that gap, here’s a story so good, I think it’s movie material… Almost 40 years later, Jeff Kelly Lowenstein still remembers the...
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Happy First Birthday/New Year to TWT
I just realized that this blog’s first post is from exactly one year and one day ago. My resolution for the coming year is simple: write MORE. (Why, Diane Ravitch wrote ten posts today alone! Damn.)...
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What a Great English Teacher Makes
Got my first thank-you letter submission of the summer, and boy, is it a tough act to follow. It’s basically every English teacher’s dream for her students: that they become passionate, prolific...
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15 Ways to Be Kind to Yourself on the First Days of School
Whether you’ve been back for a few weeks, or just a day or two — you did it! You made it out of bed at an ungodly hour, rocked a fresh first-day outfit, and presented your Teacher Self to a new crop of...
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Life After Teaching: Five Little Things I Look Forward to at My Desk Job
In the first post of this series, Rose shared the story of how her office job let her ease into the workday, go to the bathroom whenever she wanted to, and enjoy other simple pleasures that weren’t...
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Countdown to Lift-Off
Teachers, take heart! In less than two months, you’ll be free. Free to trade your teacher bag for a beach bag, or better yet, a fanny pack… Don’t forget matching bangles. swap your textbooks for a...
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My Interview with Marie Ardito, a Veteran Teacher Turned Retiree Advocate
Marie Ardito spent 31 years in the classroom, where she taught first through eighth grade, spending most of her career as a reading specialist. When it came time for her to retire, though, it didn’t...
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Thanks for Making 2014 the Best Year Ever.
It’s been two and a half years since I started Those Who Teach, and 2014 was the blog’s best year yet. Average daily views grew more than tenfold this year, and subscriptions to the blog increased by...
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