Life of E's

Homophones, homographs, homonyms…there’s always a bit of confusion, so let’s start right out with some definitions so we know what we’re talking about (and how to help distinguish them for children). Homophone: One of a pair (or more) words that are pronounced alike but that differ in meaning, origin, and sometimes spelling (e.g., to, too, [...]

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You will be faced with censorship – if not this week, this month, or this year – then sometime during your teaching career. Depending on what subject or grade level you teach, you may have to deal with an individual concern regarding something in your curriculum or you may have to address an entire semi- [...]

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You want your classroom to be a place where you can teach and your students can learn, of course. Establishing particular practices will help make sure that such a classroom exists. Civility. Many of have written about the loss of civility in today’s society and certainly, there is no question about the need to remind and [...]

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Why in the world would you have ‘class sets’ of dictionaries?  Because that’s what everyone else does?  You are  smarter than that, right? To explore that further, please answer the following questions: Do all of the students in your class read at exactly the same level?  Does any dictionary have ALL the features, words, tools, and [...]

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One of my “colleagues” got very angry with me one day (we taught courses that tended to share the same students). He said, “Students don’t put out much effort in my class to get their assignments done because they say they have so much work to do for your class. You convince them that what [...]

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Faculty members don’t get behind in their grading until after the semester gets started, however there are distinct measures you can take BEFORE the semester gets started that will help you avoid getting behind. 1. Make sure that you have a planner (either paper or digital) that shows all of your major commitments throughout the [...]

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