Tag: Teaching
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Teaching a Research Project
Students today have a difficult time with research. I understand that research is often time consuming and requires intermediate-to-advanced reading skills as well as critical thinkings skills. I also understand that 5 classes of middle schoolers may not be the best way to judge. That said, please allow me to share my observations. The Project…
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Setting Up the Classroom
After 5 weeks of school, I finally feel like my classroom is coming together. I have been adding color, positivity, and meaningful decoration to the room for the past few weeks. I talked a little about teaching last month, but I am proud of how things are turning out and wanted to show off some…
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Back to School
This last week was Back to School week, and it was a doozy. For context, I taught for the past five years at a small rural Oregon High School with 120 students. This year I’m teaching at a large urban California Middle School with nearly ten times the number of students. Maybe that’s all I…
Grant Pearson 