Failing to Teach Failure
Here’s an interesting article on the power of failure from the Lifehack.org website: I Won Science Fair with a Failed Project: The Skill of Presenting Failures. I’ve tried to teach my students to let...
Author: Nick
Fun Word Games for Winter
Merriam-Webster’s Word Central has a few fun drill-and-practice games that you can share with your students. I tried three games: Robo-Bee, BIGbot and Jumble Kids. We’re not talking high-level thinking here, but if you...
Inspiring Words for Teachers from a Dynamic Student
Notre Dame football players had Knute Rockne–Dallas, Texas teachers have Dalton Sherman. Just what you need at the beginning of a new school year: a fiery student reminding us what our jobs are all...
Virtual Tour of Hell
Dante’s Divine Comedy continues to influence our culture’s view of hell, and yet most people haven’t read this important work of literature. From the popularity of figures such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and...
