I want to talk to my students about their phones, at this beginning of the school year, but I may not have the right tools. When I was their age, there was no hope of me ever fitting in, so given that this wasn't an option I went for my own...style is maybe too grand... Continue Reading →
The Problem with Kids These Days
So I'm definitely an "old", but some things are the same as ever. I've just spent a half a week with some very nice kids/young people. They're mostly 16 to 17, and mostly really decent people. I just wish I could do something about the divide between us. For one thing, not all cultures make... Continue Reading →
Hide and Seek
In the school where I teach, there are classes for the equivalent of junior's in high school where they get to choose a sports option. We offer a dozen or so choices, and one of them is "Playground games." It's just for fun, and the older kids enjoy playing like they did when they were... Continue Reading →
Let Them Eat Vegetables
Some of my students, the group that's been making me so depressed this year, wish to stay together in their (our) group at the end of the school year. They feel good together, or some of them do. I think the majority of them have started being nice to each other, and I don't know... Continue Reading →