Apples to Apples

When the school year started, I told myself I would blog all acounts of my 4th year and put up every helpful bit I came across and a be not only a place for teachers to vent, but to share, and learn from each other. It is now nearing the end of the 3rd quarter and I have not done this. I feel like I’ve failed at this, but I am not yet going to give up. I am going to bring this baby back to life! Stay tuned for recollections of the beginning of the year and yeasr past, a list of what I think will make life easier for next year, stories to remind of you of why you are a teacher (and some that may make you reconsider), support for the dazed and confused, and fun in general.

At my In-Service day on Friday, the presenter showed a clip from Dead Poets Society. It was a great clip and showed exactly what he was talking about (applying learning to the student, stepping outside the traditional classroom). I am such a sappy geek that I got embarrassingly teary-eyed just quickly replaying the movie in my mind and remembering how much I sobbed at the end that last time I watched it. I haven’t seen it since I’ve become a teacher though. I wonder how I would look at it now. With teacher eyes? Probably. It’s on my list of videos to rent now. I decided I would also like to see other teacher-based movies I’ve never seen. Some that I know of are:

          Dangerous Minds

          Red Hot Ballroom

          Lean on Me  - ? Is that what it’s called. The one when the black principal reforms the school? What is that one called? I’ve only seen like 20 minutes of it (a clip of it in a grad class).

Are there others I should check out?