One of my favorite novels I came across by accident when I was teaching 10th grade back in the early 2000s. It’s called A Separate Peace by John Knowles and it contains our quote of the day. Intro Music The novel’s protagonist, Gene, has issues. His best friend has a limp, a permanent limp probably […]
Literary Quote of the Day: “We’ve Got to Have Rules”
June 14, 2022 By
I thought I had a well behaved class…until I got a student teacher. That’s when the Lord of the Flies broke out. Kids who had been angels in the classroom for over half the school year turned into savages. One day the student teacher left for the day and I resumed my role as teacher. And they […]
Mark Twain Literary Quote of the Day: “Preparing for a Calamity”
June 13, 2022 By
We talked about Mark Twain yesterday and it was such a fantastic episode that I thought I’d check in with Mr. Twain again. Intro Music Oh there’s plenty of quotes to choose from, but I thought I’d choose one that is relevant to teaching. Quote: The calamity that comes is never the one we had […]