BC Teachers

For all you special education teachers out there, here’s a pat on the back. 

A question asked by a parent, regarding our school’s reading outside of school program.

Our reading program for grades 2 & 3 involves reading 75 minutes over a period of one week. That’s an average of under 11 minutes a day. This parent is upset because his kid is reading more than what is required. His child reads about 30-45 minutes a day afterschool. And the parent is upset.

Again: A PARENT IS ANGRY BECAUSE HIS CHILD IS READING 

Who really benefits from the pink ribbon campaigns: the cause or the company? In showing the real story of breast cancer and the lives of those who fight it, this film reveals the co-opting of what marketing experts have labeled a “dream cause.”

If you’re a woman, take the time to watch the documentary Pink Ribbons, Inc.

Watch it on

Netflix (x)

Itunes (x)

Youtube (for now…)    (x)

Wouldn't you want to go to school every day if this rainbow of amazingness greeted you every morning?

- BC Teacher

The McAllen Public Library in McAllen, Texas, is the size of 2.5 football fields — the largest single-story library in the United States. But in its former life, its size wasn’t all that unusual.

That’s because the McAllen library used to be a Walmart. 

The cavernous space allowed plenty of room for an auditorium, computers lab, classrooms and meeting rooms, and adult and teen reading lounges — not to mention hundreds of thousands of books. 

And the best part? Library registration jumped 23% upon opening. 

Color me jealous.

Have you heard of Give with Target?

Each time a school receives 25 votes, they receive a $25 Target giftcard. My student teaching school has earned one giftcard so far.

Great classroom management from positivelypersistentteach:

I forgot to mention this when the subject of rewards came up.

Teaching with Love and Logic, pg 129

Thoughts?