Common Core, two words that are making even experienced teachers shudder. The accountability movement of the 1990s led to an increased focus on testing and standards. As testing became more integrated into our daily lives as educators it became clear that each classroom having their own standards would no longer work. And as such Common […]
My assistant principal sent out an email on Tuesday, “Please remember parent teacher conferences are on Thursday and Friday.” As if any teacher could forget conferences were looming on the horizon. Now every school does conferences a little differently but one thing remains consistent, the slowly building anxiety of what to say to that one […]
