What is a traveling teacher? Limited school budgets and overcrowded schools have districts scrambling for a way to maximize space in a cost-effective way. Many times, this means that the low-cost solution is to use traveling teachers. A traveling, floating or mobile teacher does not have a classroom assigned to them. Instead, they travel or…
Teacher Bullies: Stand Up to Bullying by Co-Workers
Bullying doesn’t just happen between children. Nor is it reserved for those who “don’t know better” or have not been through bullying awareness training. Frighteningly, bullying takes place in offices, job sites, and schools by adults who should “know better.”
A Teacher’s Back to School Nightmare
It’s the first day of classes. Despite a week’s delay in the opening of school due to Hurricane Irene, the day has gone surprisingly smoothly. No nerves on my part. Well behaved students. All Bollinger insurance forms, emergency cards, and lunch menus properly distributed and tucked snuggly in folders. The bell rings for dismissal, and…