You have dreams about your teaching strategies attacking you, like I did last night. Lately I’ve been trying out a new strategy in my classes called the jigsaw. If you don’t know what it is, you can find an excellent explanation of it here: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=euhtXUgBEts. I dreamt that my students had somehow remotely jigsawed my bedsheets (yes, it’s… Continue reading You know you’re a teacher if…

I am presently working two part time jobs: one as an adjunct instructor at a public, urban technical college with an open campus, and the other at a for-profit technical school teaching adult English language learners. Both student populations have their own unique delights and challenges, and my students, metaphorically speaking, stay with me long… Continue reading When Reality Hits Home