World History
Virginia does two things that I'd love to see changed. 1) We have our state end of the year exams several weeks before the end of the year and 2) Our state legislature (both parties) consistently say they are for "education first," but refuse to let schools start before September because businesses want the high school kids to work after the college kids have left for school.
At any rate while schools around the US have already started closing for the summer (and while we are on it should we even be wedded to an agrian calendar?), my kids still are going to the 18th of June (and yes they are done with their AP and state exams). This is a long winded way of saying that this blog will, as always, will continue posting all June, July and August. After all I have a new crop of students to teach this summer and need to find some new things for them.
- Summer Blogging Blues
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- School Is Not Out For Summer On My Blogs
So most of you would laugh that my seniors are not finished until June 10th and my undergrads not until June 18 - yes the 18th! But I also teach during the summer so this blog is always being updated all summer, so if you want to keep finding out...
- No Summer Vacation On The Blogs
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- School's Not Out All Summer!
Some of my students just took their state exam today and others took their AP one last week, but our last day for students is not until June 15th (at which point I will be grading AP exams). This summer I am working with our online campus so, as...
- School's Not Out For Summer Here
I still have my students until June 20th and then 10 days later start my with my online summer kids, so if you like this blog, you can come here all summer for ideas. ...
World History
This Blog Continues All Summer
Virginia does two things that I'd love to see changed. 1) We have our state end of the year exams several weeks before the end of the year and 2) Our state legislature (both parties) consistently say they are for "education first," but refuse to let schools start before September because businesses want the high school kids to work after the college kids have left for school.
At any rate while schools around the US have already started closing for the summer (and while we are on it should we even be wedded to an agrian calendar?), my kids still are going to the 18th of June (and yes they are done with their AP and state exams). This is a long winded way of saying that this blog will, as always, will continue posting all June, July and August. After all I have a new crop of students to teach this summer and need to find some new things for them.
- Summer Blogging Blues
The academic year is intense. On top of teaching classes, professional and committee work dominates a lot of the time. Most academics welcome the coming of summer. I also welcome summer. I do not have to teach. Committee responsibilities are few. However,...
- School Is Not Out For Summer On My Blogs
So most of you would laugh that my seniors are not finished until June 10th and my undergrads not until June 18 - yes the 18th! But I also teach during the summer so this blog is always being updated all summer, so if you want to keep finding out...
- No Summer Vacation On The Blogs
I am almost laughing thinking that some of you will actually be out of school in a week or so whereas I go until June 25th (yes indeed) and then start summer school teaching on July 1st (but I love my job so there is no complaining here!). But...
- School's Not Out All Summer!
Some of my students just took their state exam today and others took their AP one last week, but our last day for students is not until June 15th (at which point I will be grading AP exams). This summer I am working with our online campus so, as...
- School's Not Out For Summer Here
I still have my students until June 20th and then 10 days later start my with my online summer kids, so if you like this blog, you can come here all summer for ideas. ...