From the Trenches : Teaching

So, one of my students told me today that she is researching the early parternship of Irish who came to California before the Gold Rush, and who were welcomed by their fellow Catholics, the Spanish. Apparently, the Spanish gave these newcomers land, and they intermarried, formed families, merged... Sign in to see full entry.

Teaching is always a challenge, and what surprises me is the way the same lesson plan in two different classes will go completely differently. In one class, students will respond, laugh, talk, and make you feel that you are, in fact, in the right profession,contributing to the youth of America, and... Sign in to see full entry.