Category: Tuesdays in The Teacher’s Lounge

  • Happy New Year. Resolutions and Rants-Part I

    Hello, again. Sorry for the silence. In space, no one can hear you scream, and during the holidays, it was hard to sit down and write with all of the eating, drinking and making merry. I realize that the restrictive nature of my blog may prevent me, at times, from being prolific, so I am…

  • Plug In or Check Out – Make School/Learning Relevant

    Boy, this lounge is musty. Sorry, folks the teacher’s lounge has been closed for renovations as I have been teaching by proxy (substituting) in various high schools, middle schools, and even intermediate (5th and 6th grade) schools. I do not accept elementary school assignments; a man has to know his limitations. Obviously, I am most…

  • The “State” of Education

    Yesterday, I completed my first subbing gig in South Carolina. I worked in a middle school (MS) containing 6th, 7th and 8th graders. Now, I am not here to denigrate this or any other school. I am also not going to put on my haughty CT education hat. What I would like to do is…

  • TITTL- College Essay Part Deux and Buckle Up, I’m Back

    Yes. It’s Wednesday. In teaching some days blend into the next, except for Friday; everyone knows when it’s Friday. Let’s go to the lounge. Reunion Weekend The most important aspect of this week’s entry in the lounge is my impending reunion with my colleagues. I am attending a wedding on Friday in Connecticut, and I…

  • TITTL – Vaccine for Senioritis.

    I am still behind, and currently prepping for a potential hurricane hitting Georgetown. Just an aside – We have issues with offensive sports collectives (nicknames), but we trivialize potentially disastrous weather events. The closest professional sports teams are the Panthers (fine) and the Hurricanes (not fine). I digress. Let’s hit the lounge. SENIORITIS – Anxiety…

  • TITTL – Back to School and Nothing is Amazing

    My former colleagues meet their students for the first time tomorrow, so let’s get right into the lounge. There is an excitement to the coming of fall and a new school year. New year, new possibilities, new energy. Besides my colleagues, it is the buzz and vitality of a blank page (a fresh start) that…

  • Tuesday in the Teacher’s Lounge – Writing on the Wall

    Before I jump into my educational topic for the day, I just want to provide two quick updates. Update One – Getting Squirrelly Not sure how many humans are reading my blog, but the squirrels seem to be. I had mentioned the stupid, yet intrepid, squirrels that populate my complex. Leaving today, not one, not…

  • Tuesdays in The Teachers’ Lounge: Reading is Like Real Estate

    Addendum: Just a quick update to yesterday’s post. I failed to mention one more snafu in my current driving situation. Georgetown, where I live, is the third oldest town in SC. Charleston and Beaufort (where Prince of Tides was set/filmed) are the oldest. Georgetown has a rich maritime history, but is also home to the…

  • Tuesday In The Teacher’s Lounge – Dishing on Disrespect

    BLOG FORMAT Due to my undiagnosed ADD, I chose a profession that demanded planning so I could keep some sort of focus. In the same way, I would like to organize my blog in separate categories for each day of the week. I started with Monday Musings, and now it is Tuesday for Teachers unless…