December 2008—Who knows what the future will bring, but right now, jobs students used to count on might be outsourced. What then, must students do to help them be successful in the future? Students should do their absolute best in…
School Starts September 2
First Day: Connections. We welcome our new 9th graders to SFHS. The best thing about the new school year for everyone, not just for students, is that we all have an opportunity to begin anew, to reinvent ourselves. Here are…
Teachers: Start Blogging
It seems these days a lot of teachers are interested in bringing blogs into the classroom. I say, start today, but start by creating your own blog to fully understand what a blog can do. I am a huge fan…
April is Poetry Month
Poetry is one of my joys and it seems that I don’t enjoy it as much as I wish I could. I listen to Garrison Keillor’s Writer’s Almanac on my iPod, but inconsistently. I wish I could find a way…
Nings: social networking tools for true learning communities
When I first began hosting AP English, an open community for AP English teachers, I was excited about the possibilities. And while I wish the group were as vibrant as others, such as Jim Burke’s English Companion, our membership is…
“Adapted From”
Is it vanity or curiosity that leads me to Google myself? Either way, the experience is revealing, and what I find is not always what I expect. Lately, I’ve been bothered by the use of the words “adapted from” when…