http://nlgray.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ A commentary on my life and teaching in the Mississippi Teacher Corps. en Vox Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:04:16 -0800 Copyright 2007 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://nlgray.vox.com/library/post/required-blog-first-semester-reflections.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(nlgray) http://nlgray.vox.com/library/post/required-blog-first-semester-reflections.html?_c=feed-rss http://nlgray.vox.com/library/post/required-blog-first-semester-reflections.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:04:16 -0800 This is probably a bad time to be writing this blog because as of now, I am swamped with work, both as a teacher and as a student. Whoever commented on how this program needs to be more rigorous, and needs to expect more from us "top graduates" i... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://nlgray.vox.com/library/post/required-blog-first-semester-reflections.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4143aeb6b6a4700e398c1db8e0001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://nlgray.vox.com/library/post/required-blog-what-after-school-activities-are-you-doing.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(nlgray) http://nlgray.vox.com/library/post/required-blog-what-after-school-activities-are-you-doing.html?_c=feed-rss http://nlgray.vox.com/library/post/required-blog-what-after-school-activities-are-you-doing.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 13 Nov 2007 15:39:23 -0800 Well, last week I finally started coaching. We had baseball tryouts last week when a frigid cold front moved through the entire Southeast. It was rough. It was freezing. But, it was fun. It was really great seeing some of these kids outside o... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://nlgray.vox.com/library/post/required-blog-what-after-school-activities-are-you-doing.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4143aeb6b6a4700e398bd55ab0005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://nlgray.vox.com/library/post/required-blog-edse-648-book-review.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(nlgray) http://nlgray.vox.com/library/post/required-blog-edse-648-book-review.html?_c=feed-rss http://nlgray.vox.com/library/post/required-blog-edse-648-book-review.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 10 Nov 2007 06:37:09 -0800 As an alternate route teacher placed within a critical needs school, I tend to critique everything I read, hear, or research about education in a different, negative light. I always say to myself pessimistically, “That would never work in my ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://nlgray.vox.com/library/post/required-blog-edse-648-book-review.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4143aeb6b6a4700e398bc167b0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://nlgray.vox.com/library/post/required-blog-what-is-one-change-you-can-make-to-improve-as-a-teacher.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(nlgray) http://nlgray.vox.com/library/post/required-blog-what-is-one-change-you-can-make-to-improve-as-a-teacher.html?_c=feed-rss http://nlgray.vox.com/library/post/required-blog-what-is-one-change-you-can-make-to-improve-as-a-teacher.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 05 Nov 2007 19:29:16 -0800 One change? How about many. First of all, I don't know enough about geography, which is the subject that I am unfortunately teaching. I know more than my students do, that's for sure, but it's not exactly what I want to be teaching. By being c... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://nlgray.vox.com/library/post/required-blog-what-is-one-change-you-can-make-to-improve-as-a-teacher.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4143aeb6b6a4700e398baac6a0004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://nlgray.vox.com/library/post/required-blog-success-story.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(nlgray) http://nlgray.vox.com/library/post/required-blog-success-story.html?_c=feed-rss http://nlgray.vox.com/library/post/required-blog-success-story.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 05 Nov 2007 18:28:48 -0800 In this post, I am required to post a success story... At this point, there aren't many. It feels as if I am babysitting for 6 hours a day rather than actually teaching, but it's not like I would be any more effective as a teacher if these kids ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://nlgray.vox.com/library/post/required-blog-success-story.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4143aeb6b6a4700e398baaf6a0005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://nlgray.vox.com/library/post/required-blog-classroom-management.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(nlgray) http://nlgray.vox.com/library/post/required-blog-classroom-management.html?_c=feed-rss http://nlgray.vox.com/library/post/required-blog-classroom-management.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:25:33 -0700 I'm not sure if there are any certain guidelines that this blog must follow, other than: Talk about your classroom management. So, that's what I'm going to do. I really haven't had many problems. Since the beginning of school, I've only writt... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://nlgray.vox.com/library/post/required-blog-classroom-management.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4143aeb6b6a4700e398b4018c0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://nlgray.vox.com/library/post/required-blogs-favorite-student-and-best-part-of-day-improvised.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(nlgray) http://nlgray.vox.com/library/post/required-blogs-favorite-student-and-best-part-of-day-improvised.html?_c=feed-rss http://nlgray.vox.com/library/post/required-blogs-favorite-student-and-best-part-of-day-improvised.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 09 Oct 2007 18:43:59 -0700 Describe Your Favorite Student I have many of them, but I will write on one, or maybe a few, in particular. One of them is probably the biggest pain in my ass, but overall, he is a great kid. I'll call him T in this post. T is the student that... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://nlgray.vox.com/library/post/required-blogs-favorite-student-and-best-part-of-day-improvised.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4143aeb6b6a4700e398b1436e0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://nlgray.vox.com/library/post/required-blog-personal-biography-and-teching-perspective.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(nlgray) http://nlgray.vox.com/library/post/required-blog-personal-biography-and-teching-perspective.html?_c=feed-rss http://nlgray.vox.com/library/post/required-blog-personal-biography-and-teching-perspective.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 28 Sep 2007 19:30:17 -0700 Before joining the Mississippi Teacher Corps, I always thought that I would love the notion of teaching a classroom full of bright, youthful, eager to learn students. I had a few teachers along the way that taught me many things from a comple... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://nlgray.vox.com/library/post/required-blog-personal-biography-and-teching-perspective.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4143aeb6b6a4700e398ad75f20002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://nlgray.vox.com/library/post/required-blog-delta-autumn.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(nlgray) http://nlgray.vox.com/library/post/required-blog-delta-autumn.html?_c=feed-rss http://nlgray.vox.com/library/post/required-blog-delta-autumn.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 28 Sep 2007 18:40:05 -0700 I also read Delta Autumn a long time ago, but more recently re-read the section centered on teaching social studies in critical needs schools. Everything that it discusses has applied to my teaching job so far. 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I can teach, so getting my students to und... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://nlgray.vox.com/library/post/bad-day-blog-it-out.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4143aeb6b6a4700e398abfa460001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p>