Since I am a music teacher, I am always one of the first to emphasize the importance of early music education.  I have been an advocate for keeping music in schools and signing children up for music lessons when the situation has arisen.  I began taking piano lessons in second grade, and I continued for six years.  Then in high […]

I have now been a substitute teacher for ten years, and I thought I would take a moment to give prospective substitute teachers and current ones some tidbits of wisdom I have learned over my years subbing in classrooms from kindergarten through high school.  I have spent plenty of time talking about these issues with other educators and paraprofessionals, and […]

Well, this was a day that changed this woman’s life forever–Barbara Morgan.  I was alive, and I remember.  President Ronald Reagan announced that NASA would be putting a teacher in space.  Immediately, Idaho teacher, Barbara Morgan, knew she had to apply.  She said that she was always trying to find ways to bring the real world into her classroom.  Little […]