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For the last (but certainly not the first) time in my teaching career, I opened Pandora's box. I thought a nice, basic logic puzzle from the ancient book I inherited from a retired co-worker would be just the thing to entertain my students. I hadn't ... Read more

 

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]]>Lindsay Smith2009-01-23T12:00:00+00:00It Can't Always Be Dead Poet's Societyhttp://www.lemondrop.com/2008/12/30/it-can-t-always-be-dead-poet-s-society/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/12/30/it-can-t-always-be-dead-poet-s-society/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/12/30/it-can-t-always-be-dead-poet-s-society/#commentsFiled under: , ,


When you imagine a classroom, you may picture a room filled with the cherubic, innocent faces of children eager to learn. There may even be a "troubled" kid, but after a single well-lit emotional heart-to-heart with Teacher, he turns the corner. ... Read more

 

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]]>Lindsay Smith2008-12-30T12:00:00+00:00Crying in the Classroomhttp://www.lemondrop.com/2008/12/02/crying-in-the-classroom/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/12/02/crying-in-the-classroom/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/12/02/crying-in-the-classroom/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Today was an altogether awful day. It is the last day of parent-teacher conferences, the most hated event of the school year -- and not just for students. Personally, I'd be very happy just dealing with the kids, and I would bet that a lot of ... Read more

 

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]]>Lindsay Smith2008-12-02T12:00:00+00:00Note from the Teacher: Don't Believe Everything You Hear, Parentshttp://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/18/dont-believe-everything-you-hear/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/18/dont-believe-everything-you-hear/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/18/dont-believe-everything-you-hear/#commentsFiled under: , ,


There is an adage among teachers about the best advice for parents who are horrified by what their child has reported is going on in school: "If you don't believe everything they say about us, we won't believe everything they say about you." Parents ... Read more

 

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]]>Lindsay Smith2008-11-18T12:00:00+00:00Look, School ... It's Not You, It's Mehttp://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/04/look-school-its-not-you-its-me/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/04/look-school-its-not-you-its-me/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/04/look-school-its-not-you-its-me/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Some school principals are nefarious creatures, stomping around malevolently, terrifying children and teachers alike. I do not have one of those principals. My principal, Mr. S., is a sweetheart of a man, the kind who tells people how important they ... Read more

 

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]]>Lindsay Smith2008-11-04T12:00:00+00:00One Teacher + a Roomful of Kids with Various Abilities = Insanityhttp://www.lemondrop.com/2008/10/21/head-of-the-class-the-impossible-job/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/10/21/head-of-the-class-the-impossible-job/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/10/21/head-of-the-class-the-impossible-job/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Parents, and people considering careers in education, I have an insider warning for you. If you start hearing words like "flexible grouping" or "multi-ability classroom" in a public school, run for the hills. Preferably with your child in tow. ... Read more

 

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]]>Lindsay Smith2008-10-21T12:00:00+00:00I'm Going Back to School ... I Thinkhttp://www.lemondrop.com/2008/10/07/im-going-back-to-school-i-think/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/10/07/im-going-back-to-school-i-think/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/10/07/im-going-back-to-school-i-think/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Notify the sanitarium, I may have lost my mind. After two miserable years as a teacher, I spent most of my summer sending out resumés. Several a day, all summer long, despite not hearing anything back -- until one promising interview. Then ... Read more

 

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]]>Lindsay Smith2008-10-07T12:00:00+00:00Getting Schooled at Workhttp://www.lemondrop.com/2008/09/23/getting-schooled-at-work/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/09/23/getting-schooled-at-work/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/09/23/getting-schooled-at-work/#commentsFiled under: , ,


After graduation, many of my friends had trouble finding work that didn't involve cutting grass or hazarding a chance with the fryolater. Which is why, apparently, I should have been happy with my public-school teaching job. "A salary!" they ... Read more

 

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]]>Lindsay Smith2008-09-23T12:00:00+00:00You Don't Always Plan on Becoming a Teacherhttp://www.lemondrop.com/2008/09/09/why-i-became-a-teacher/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/09/09/why-i-became-a-teacher/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/09/09/why-i-became-a-teacher/#commentsFiled under: , ,


When I tell people I'm a teacher, most think I answered an ethereal call, that I'm chock full of sentimental nonsense like: "My students teach me something new every day; each one is unique and precious as a snowflake." I do learn something new from ... Read more

 

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]]>teachingLindsay Smith2008-09-09T12:00:00+00:00Head of the Classhttp://www.lemondrop.com/2008/08/20/head-of-the-class/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/08/20/head-of-the-class/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/08/20/head-of-the-class/#commentsFiled under:


Lindsay Smith is an English teacher who is not entirely satisfied with her occupation ... but not entirely sure what else to do, given the death of the entry-level job. (Concerned PTAs everywhere, rest assured: That's not her real picture or name.) ... Read more

 

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