Monthly Archives: January 2012

First Person Plural, Present Tense

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Mike

I seem to be having a grammar problem. Or perhaps it is an identity problem. I keep lapsing into first person plural as if I were part of the NHS Language Arts department, as I was for some 28 years. … Continue reading →

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Teachers as Brain-Changers

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Mike

A colleague at another school (there I go in the present tense again) recently sent me this link: http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2011/12/20/tln_pillars.html?tkn=MNWFw6Gc56MQLTP7CTsnFgg1v329SIPC4r3o&cmp=clp-sb-ascd By the time I retired, “brain science” had become the big thing. Every one, visiting mavens and administrators alike do obeisance … Continue reading →

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