I learned recently that the month of January was named after the ancient Roman god Janus, the god of new beginnings.  When you see a picture of Janus, he has two faces.  One face looks backwards, while the other one…

While news headlines around education are often focused on teacher shortages, I haven’t found as much buzz about the huge drop of substitute teachers post-pandemic.  In my personal experience of substitute teaching over the past year, if I wanted to…

Being a teacher or substitute teacher might seem intimidating to some people because you are constantly speaking in front of a live audience.  Sure, your audience is often a young one, and they may need reminders to sit “Cross Criss,…

This summer, I will be returning to my alma mater for my 20 year reunion, so I’ve had some time to reflect back on how different my college years were from my current experiences of being a student again in…

It’s no secret that compared with other professions, teachers don’t make a lot of money, but if you’re thinking about entering this profession as a second career, it helps to understand how the compensation schedule works in a public school…

Have you ever been curious to see if there were any studies done around how many managers have gotten management training?  Based on my personal experience and chatting with peers, there seem to be many managers without such formal training. …

Some teachers knew they wanted to become teachers when they were younger; but that was not me.  Growing up, I had always loved school, and I had benefited greatly from the small class sizes I had in private school.  Upon…