East versus West -- No Pain, No Gain
A few days ago, this blog moved over 65,500 page views since its inception. It is amazing how often I receive emails from teachers (around the world) who start out by saying �A friend of mine who teaches at my school told me about your blog.� Consequently, I like to stop now and then and say Thanks!!! to everyone who passes along a good word about this blog. If not for you, I would be writing all this stuff to myself. Whether you agree or disagree, I really appreciate your passing along the blog entries. ** One of the things that I try to do in my classes is talk with my students about my teaching philosophy. I want them to understand that I do not do things randomly. I try to have a reason for what I do and I want that reason to be logical. I think students appreciate being brought into the conversation about their own education. I think they are more likely to do what the teacher asks i...