Lessons from the Silver Screen Applied to Education
Setbacks are a part of any profession. In education they can manifest in a variety of ways. Whether it is losing a teacher mid-year or learning that your students did not perform as well as anticipated on a summative assessment, educators deal with adversity….
“Attitudes are contagious, is yours worth catching?” This is a pretty cheesy quotation that I often see on classroom posters. It is directed towards students, but I think the message needs to be heeded by educators as well. Disney’s Inside Out is a wonderful…
Education is responsible for raising the next generation of productive citizens. This is no tiny task. And certainly not one to take lightly. But perhaps the business of education has become too formal. Maybe we, as educators, need to examine the dynamics of the…
There is enough to deal with inside the classroom. Don’t get distracted by all the noise outside your four walls. Back to back blogs with soliloquies from the king, Bill Murray. Camp North Star is down big to rival, Camp Mohawk. All seems lost….
What is the best way to leave school with a smile on your face? There are certain holiday movies I look forward to watching every year. Scrooged is one of those films. It is great from start to finish. However, the last ten minutes…