I got to walk to work today, and it afforded me my first real look around this new city. Fortunately, the weather cooperated. (We’ve been having massive rain and thunderstorms the last couple of days.) In fact, it was even a decent temperature—which is saying something, because I haven’t experienced a decent temperature here until…
I pranked my students today, and it was glorious. Not all of them, just one of my 6th grade classes. Don’t worry, I’ll tell you all about it. But first, I need to set the stage a little. My classroom used to be used for kindergartners. Those kids got a new school and moved out,…
One of my favorite things about teaching so far, is how much it makes me think. Every day brings new challenges. Today, for example, I taught about the engineering process. I won’t go over all the steps here, but for those unaware, the engineering process is simply a method of thinking through creating something new….
After 40 hours of driving, some heavy house searching, and a crash course in middle school teaching, I finally started my new job today. For the first quarter of the year, I’m assigned to teach game design to 6th, 7th, and 8th graders. Obviously, one day on the job doesn’t tell me a whole lot…