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8th Graders are Self Centered
The title of this article may indicate that I am about to gripe about my 8th graders, however this is not the case. In fact, according to the stages of moral development theory by Lawrence Kohlberg, 8th graders are supposed to be self-centered. Developmentally, very few 8th graders can see beyond themselves and apply moral…
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Quick Advice for the Day
Granted, this isn’t “ISN’s part II”, but it’s still good advice until I finish my next article. School is about your students. Whatever you do, do it for them.
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Enthusiasm is Contagious
I’m sure that most of us remember the character of Ben Stein from his roles as a teacher in both the television show The Wonder Years and the hit movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. His characters in these works are best known for being monotone and lifeless, boring all of his students yet amusing us…