by Matt Vaudrey | Dec 16, 2011 | Christmas, Teaching, Tough Issues |
(Names and details have been changed for confidentiality.) “…and was recently examined for ADHD.” I lean back at my desk with relief and close the e-mail. I wonder if she got prescribed anything. Maybe that will calm her down. That’s the problem with students like...
by Matt Vaudrey | Dec 4, 2011 | Classroom Management, Teaching |
7:25 a.m. August 10th, 2011 I’m dazed. Feel like I’m dehydrated, but I know I’m not. My mouth is dry and my tongue has the bitter taste that one gets before throwing up. I had to pull over in Etiwanda to have an emergency bathroom break and my stomach continues to...
by Matt Vaudrey | Jul 23, 2009 | Smart-assery, Teaching, Tough Issues |
It is not a good time to be a beginning teacher. Historically, the first people to get laid off are the part-time, substitute, and intern teachers. The term “intern” essentially means “contracted while we feel like it”. At any point the intern...