Classroom Stories

A Different Kind of Queen

November 4, 2011

Sometimes the selfish, entitled attitudes of the students I teach astound me. Cars, Facebook, cell phones, and image prove more valuable than the feelings of others. Other times, my heart swells when I see teenagers act in a truly selfless way. See, I know teens who tired of the usual prom court royalty. Who longed [...]

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The Surprise of Six

November 4, 2011
The Surprise of Six 3-Pointers

There is a goodness in humanity– even teenage humanity– that rises in the form of a mosh-pit on a basketball court when a certain someone nails another three-pointer. Evidence that sometimes even the unassuming can surprise us with greatness we never expected. And perhaps one of our greatest roles as educators is to be the [...]

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Princess

October 17, 2011
my classroom in bonn

I left the faculty meeting feeling depleted. I had been on campus for ten hours. My feet hurt; my head was throbbing; and rain fell in sheets outside the building. I knew I still had two sets of quizzes to grade and had no lesson plan for the morning. That job as the Wal-Mart greeter [...]

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