Keeping It Real-An Education Blog

I know. I know. It’s been a long time since I have written in this blog. It seems like each year there are more hoops and or initiatives to...

My class is reading and analyzing David Dobbs’s (2011) National Geographic article: “The New Science of the Teenage of Brain" (pgs 42...

There has been a debate going on for decades between teachers and administrators: should they accept late work? I think it goes MUCH deeper...

This month my 11th graders are reading Bram Stoker’s 1987 Dracula . I stumbled upon this book as an 11th grade book choice when I took over...

In order for my students who are taking the Reading FCAT retakes a week from tomorrow, today I downloaded the ePat Launcher software. They ...

#1- This week we practiced taking an online FCAT , as we prepare for the FCAT retakes. With no software to practice with as of yet, student...

This week has been full of challenges. The mark of a champion teacher is one who can easily roll with and through the punches and do what n...

This week we continued to read Native American Folktales in class. The students were given a choice between two folktales to read, analyze, ...

Dear Readers, I plan to write one entry a week. It should post by Monday evening each week. This week I am writing about a magical mome...

Today I had the privilege to sit and learn from a dedicated, literacy minded, and caring staff as a facilitated the training. We began to ta...

Approximately 70 teachers reported to NPHS yesterday to analyze our school data, get acquainted with our new gradebook program, and collabor...