by aperkins | Feb 1, 2011 | Blog
It is not enough to be busy, so are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about? Henry David Thoreau Teachers are feeling overwhelmed by the number of initiatives their schools and districts are enforcing. We would just need to take one look at teacher inboxes,...
by aperkins | Nov 5, 2010 | Blog
I have recently been asked to mentor a fellow English teacher as she works toward through the National Board certification process http://www.nbpts.org. I am elated to support someone else in the journey to add NBCT endorsement to her credentials. And I am reminded of...
by aperkins | Oct 1, 2010 | Blog
I recently came across an article “Art for Our Sake” by Ellen Winner and Lois Hetland. It starts out by asking the reader “Why do we teach the arts in schools?” Good question. Why should districts reconsider cutting funding from the visual arts, drama, music, and...
by aperkins | Aug 27, 2010 | Blog
Schools across the United States have opened their doors to kick off a new school year. Teachers and administrators have engaged in professional development to revise procedures and protocols in hopes of making this next school year even better than the last. In...
by aperkins | Jul 23, 2010 | Blog
I used to end my classes with this message to my students: Be nice to those people different than you. Since no two people are the same, the message was to be kind to every single person. I committed to this mission because of the lack of empathy toward one another I...
