Category : “Current Affairs”

A Civics Teacher Laments

January 12, 2021Jaime Festa-Daigle Current Affairs

I spent almost all of my teaching career as a civics teacher, which is the best job ever. Students in their last year of high school are prepared to take that last social studies class and say goodbye to high

The Teaching Edit

January 11, 2021Maria Fallon Current Affairs, Education, Life in the Classroom

If you’re anything like me, you watched (and loved) the Netflix original Get Organized with The Home Edit. In the show, expert home organizers Clea and Joanna help clients contain their clutter to create stunning spaces. You may have even

Why I Should Take a Break from Social Media

December 10, 2020Amethyst Hinton Sainz Current Affairs

Well, folks. We have almost made it to the end of this never-seen-before type of semester. (I am not going to use the “u” word.) As I sit at home awaiting COVID test results* and continuing to hold WebEx sessions

A First Year Like No Other

December 7, 2020Jaime Festa-Daigle Current Affairs, Education, Education Policy

This year we hired 40 new teachers to our district. Actually, this year we are continuing to hire “40 plus” new teachers to our district. During this difficult time, I am grateful for the number of teachers who have stepped

Whiplash

December 3, 2020Caitlin Gawlowski Current Affairs, Life in the Classroom, Uncategorized

We lasted nine days. On the ninth day, my principal walks into my room, and discretely says to me, “I need you to keep your kids in your room today.” Once I figured out what she actually said since I

From Survival to Action

December 2, 2020Susan Collins Current Affairs, Education Policy, Uncategorized

The Election is over…..FINALLY! We have survived another cycle of the democratic process. I hope you have been able to maintain some of the friendships you had before, especially if you’re on opposite sides of a highly contested race. The

What’s Working Online

November 23, 2020Rachel Perugini Current Affairs, Life in the Classroom, Web/Tech

I, like so many teachers across the country, am still teaching online. My district has made the decision that we will be fully online until at least January (depending on the metrics), which means I am committed to doing my

Snapshot of a Silent Classroom

November 17, 2020Amethyst Hinton Sainz Current Affairs, Education, Life in the Classroom

For the first time ever in my career, you can walk into my classroom almost any time these days and it is silent, students sitting facing forward in their desks. District policy dictates that the desks face the front of the

The High Cost of Teaching

November 12, 2020Jaime Festa-Daigle Current Affairs, Education, Education Policy

Finding teachers has been challenging across Arizona for the past decade. Finding teachers has been all but impossible this year. Districts are contending with record openings. According to data from the Arizona School Personnel Administrators Association, as of August 31st,

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