by Matt Vaudrey | Jun 11, 2014 | Education, Hope, Teacher Improvement, Tough Issues |
Mr. Torlakson, Good morning, you’ve no doubt heard that the existing tenure situation was ruled unconstitutional yesterday. I myself was tearing up as I read the brief. For my entire career, I’ve felt what the court realized yesterday, and my relief and...
by Matt Vaudrey | Jun 2, 2014 | Education, Hope, Smart-assery |
Let me tell you a story. I’ve taught next door, across the building, and across campus from some really bad teachers. I have sat in staff meeting at the same table as teachers who give printed notes to students to copy down into their notebook, and that is...
by Matt Vaudrey | Mar 19, 2014 | Adolescence, Hope, Tough Issues |
Wednesday – Last Day in the Classroom All four periods requested to throw a going-away party. I can take that as a sweet sentiment after I’ve made a difference in their lives all year…or a bunch of middle-schoolers lunging at any opportunity to have...
by Matt Vaudrey | Nov 11, 2013 | Education, Hope, Teacher Improvement |
First, let’s address the dumb word. Blog. Sounds like a Star Wars villain. It’s short for Web-Log, but nonetheless, the term is a poor approximation for the amount of good stuff happening online. Kate Nowak–at least 20% of the brains behind...
by Matt Vaudrey | Oct 17, 2013 | Hope, Tough Issues |
This will be short. I’m spending every waking minute prepping my presentations for conferences at CLMS South and CMC South (featuring John Stevens), so blogging has fallen by the wayside. This morning, I was driving to work listening to Tony Danza’s...
by Matt Vaudrey | Oct 9, 2012 | Classroom Management, Hope, Teaching, Tough Issues |
There are days when I love my job. Days when I know that some students combated their ignorance with their effort and triumphed. Days when I lay my head on my pillow at night knowing that I did my very best and I changed lives. Today was not one of those days. Today...
