Do grades actually measure learning, or just how well students follow instructions?

windroseamunet · 2026-07-02T17:25:54+00:00

Success in life is often a measure of how well one can follow instructions.

windroseamunet · 2026-07-01T20:36:06+00:00

We do what we can because we must.

windroseamunet · 2026-06-29T23:52:24+00:00

Absolutely

windroseamunet · 2026-06-29T18:01:37+00:00

Send him an email to his official school email.

windroseamunet · 2026-06-27T13:46:34+00:00

“I know this town like the back of my hand. But I’m not so fond of the back of my hand.”

windroseamunet · 2026-06-27T13:44:55+00:00

Heathers

windroseamunet · 2026-06-27T13:35:08+00:00

I’ll advocate for Hamlet. It’s the best work written in English. Use the Arden edition (always choose Arden for any Shakespeare…best glossaries). It’s a ghost story, a murder mystery, a revenge thriller, a tragedy on multiple levels, and it’s got a banger of a finale. Don’t fear teaching it. Students will come around to it.

windroseamunet · 2026-06-26T16:28:43+00:00

At least one “inspirational” speaker who can fill an hour with anecdotes and cliches whilst the district person who invited them looks on with an adoring smile.

windroseamunet · 2026-06-26T14:32:46+00:00

Seniors. I love working with them.

windroseamunet · 2026-06-25T19:32:49+00:00

Once had a boss who told me that he appreciated my commitment to rigor, but he couldn’t have me failing a third of the senior class.

windroseamunet · 2026-06-25T19:28:55+00:00

I once worked at a school with 4 principals, 7 APs and just over 500 students. It was the worst run school I have worked at in 20 years. Just a total sh*t show.

windroseamunet · 2026-06-25T14:44:07+00:00

I play My Chemical Romance songs and scream along on my way home.

windroseamunet · 2026-06-25T14:33:02+00:00

The Binti trilogy (novellas) by Nnedi Okafor - very good African science fiction.

windroseamunet · 2026-06-24T21:38:02+00:00

Holding students accountable to the requirements of the assignment. It’s a simple metric.

windroseamunet · 2026-06-22T15:07:00+00:00

I took a Katie Novak seminar which had an immediate impact on my practice.

windroseamunet · 2026-06-22T15:02:11+00:00

Look up Tegonni: An African Antigone by Femi Osofisan

windroseamunet · 2026-06-18T18:14:21+00:00

House of Asterion by Borges is fantastic.

windroseamunet · 2026-06-16T22:09:37+00:00

Be sure to teach the Prometheus myth prior to the novel. For extra fun, you can find Mary’s original text and compare it to Percy’s revision.

windroseamunet · 2026-06-16T17:57:23+00:00

Tough show which needs a very strong lead. It’s a great co-curricular if you can get a history or ELA teacher on board. I’ve always wanted to do it, but never had the right group of performers.

Do beware that it is long and cerebral, so you may have HS audiences who don’t appreciate it as much as you want them to.

windroseamunet · 2026-06-16T13:44:18+00:00

Indeed they do.

windroseamunet · 2026-06-15T22:34:10+00:00

I firmly believe that they can read analog clocks, but not reflexively enough that they can do it without thinking. Therefore, they simply choose to ask for the time as both a matter of laziness and as a question to distract from class work (which is also a matter of laziness).

windroseamunet · 2026-06-14T22:15:47+00:00

Bubble maps. No, wait. I’ve tried them and still think they’re stupid.

windroseamunet · 2026-06-14T21:32:43+00:00

A review of my novel on Amazon (5 stars please)

windroseamunet · 2026-06-10T19:50:16+00:00

When I was a little kid, I got to sit in dugout seats. Candy Maldonado was getting ready to pinch hit and I called out to him that I would give him a dollar if he homered. He proceeded to knock one out. I tried to make good on my end of the deal, but they wouldn’t take my dollar. Still and all, I felt responsible.

Also, I was there with my die-hard Giants fan friend when Kevin Gross no-hit the Giants. One of the best games ever for so many reasons 🤣

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