Student Guide Corner

Prior to today, this blog has had 204 entries.   Over the years, the site has had over 134,500 page views (or roughly 650 views of each of those entries).   As always, thanks to everyone who passes along this link to other teachers who are interested in thinking more deeply about the day to day rewards and challenges of going into a classroom to help students develop and grow as human beings.   Thanks!!! ** A few weeks ago my dean sent me a note containing a simple question:   Can anyone learn to become a great teacher?   Unfortunately, I did not have a great answer and did little more than ramble around in response.   It is a question that I have thought about often during the intervening weeks.   Is it possible for anyone to develop into a great teacher or is that goal only available to a chosen few? What do you think?  If you have thoughts, I would love to hear them. Let me start the conversation by asking a d...

  I am delighted to report that last week this blog went over 100,000 page views since its inception.    That is certainly a dream come true for me.     Many thanks to everyone who has been kind enough over the years to mention this blog to all of the teachers around you.    As a new year begins, please continue to let people in the education profession know that I try to post my thoughts on teaching 2 or 3 times each month.    Thanks!!! ** About 10 days ago, I released my new book on Amazon:    Don�t Just Dream about Success:    Stack the Odds in Your Favor .    As the title clearly implies, I believe that everyone can become more successful more of the time by following certain tactics.    Proceeds from the sale of this book go to finance CPA review for FREE, the website ( www.CPAreviewforFREE.com ) where candidates can prepare to pass the CPA exam without having to spend a fortune.    I sim...