by Matt Vaudrey | Sep 7, 2016 | Teaching |
Dear Claire, Wow, that last post came out much darker than the week felt. There was plenty of good stuff, even some times where I was laughing out loud while students were learning. One of the highlights from Week Two was: Back to School Night I found your old...
by Matt Vaudrey | Sep 4, 2016 | Teaching |
Dear Claire, I’ve recently become re-acquainted with three friends. Since I left the classroom, my three friends and I haven’t talked as much. We just… had less common ground; the time together got more cumbersome and more full of awkward silence....
by Matt Vaudrey | Aug 29, 2016 | Education, Teaching |
Dear Claire, The title of this post is two real things that were written in students’ name tents this week. I saved them all, so you can learn a bit about your students when you return. The first week went off without a hitch… mostly. The issue that I relayed to...
by Matt Vaudrey | Aug 23, 2016 | Coaching, Education, Teaching |
Teaching two periods of Integrated Math I while Claire Verti takes maternity leave, these are my public letters to her, as part of a 12-week series. Hopefully, she starts a blog when she returns. Dear Claire, I’m sweaty. The air conditioning went out around...
by Matt Vaudrey | Aug 24, 2015 | Classroom Management, Coaching, Teaching |
Today is the first day of school for Bonita Unified School District. Last week, I puttered around classrooms and chatted up new and returning teachers, aligned SmartBoards, planned out musical cues, and suggested desk placement. All of which is great, most of which...
by Matt Vaudrey | May 16, 2015 | Teaching |
UPDATE 3 September 2017: Yesterday, President Trump pledged to end DACA, which would make Karena (in the story below) an undocumented immigrant and one of the 1.5 million “good ones” vulnerable to deportation. This is a heartbreak for me and I’ve...
