Education Misconnection

May 3, 2012 with 13 notes

This, is me.: What I've learned from being a special education teacher

Being a special education teacher who has gone from teaching math, reading and writing on my own; to co-teaching and focusing on math has taught, and is teaching me so much.

1) About teamwork and collaboration. It’s humbling. And tough, even when you’re collaborating with someone you like and…

April 15, 2012 with 3 notes

The Endless Round: "10 Psychological States You've Never Heard of and When You've Experienced Them"

endlessround:

So, I’ve heard of most of these before. Some were new. Some gave me words and explanations for things I often experience but have no words for. Specifically this one, abjection. It freaks me the fuck out, but it’s nice to know that it’s a legitimate phenomenon and people study it.

4. Abjection

April 13, 2012 with 4 notes

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April 12, 2012 with 45 notes

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March 15, 2012 with 139 notes

englishteachingtoolbox:

Brilliant

March 15, 2012 with 1,366 notes

whatdaniellikes:

Via Geekosystem. Etsy.

March 15, 2012 with 732 notes

9gag:

Epic Physics teacher is epic

March 8, 2012 with 1,049 notes

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March 8, 2012 with 234 notes

As of this school year, the physical education department is formally conferring pirate status on students, printing certificates on faux parchment with diploma-esque calligraphy. Each paper, authorized by the “swashbucklin’ ’’ Massachusetts Institute of Technology, certifies that the named “salty dog’’ is entitled to a Pirate Certificate “with all its privileges and obligations thereof.

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Best thing I’ve read all day. MIT announces they will make their pirate training courses (pistol, archery, sailing and fencing) official. Complete with certificate.

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February 29, 2012 with 18 notes

fyeahenglishmajorarmadillo:

Picture: Background — a six piece pie style colour split, alternating black and grey. Foreground — a picture of an armadillo. Top text: “Instructor: ‘The ending of Howards End is pessimistic’” Bottom text: “Get up and walk out of class”]