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I'm killing the last hour of my 22nd year in the classroom. I have to return this evening for a Senior Awards night and them I'm off until 8/23.

What went well this year?

The Personal Finance Course was a success for the first run through. Student feedback told me to pull my handouts into a big packet so it doesn't seem like "we get too many packets."

A big calculus class. We'll see how the test results fall out. One student told me to "Crack the Whip and stick it with" Good advice


This summer I need to put together a differentiated set of packets for students that need more of a challenge. I need to write the course syllabus so I can require students that can do harder work are required to do it.

I also have to pull together some calculus HW assignments that I can turn around quickly and give a grade for.

I also need to prep for accounting.

Today was the last day of regular classes. Three exam days, one inservice day and two evenings attending Senior Class activities and Summer begins.

I've been bumming during the last day or so after reading about dy/dan's decision to leave the classroom. Another dynamic person that only lasted a few years before leaving the profession. If the money were better, the job less stressful, not quite so consuming would he have stayed?

On a more agreeable note, I've been pleasantly surprised by what I'm seeing from my personal finance course ignite presentations. I never got a release so I can't post any of the presentations but they have been cool. Let them pursue something they are interested in and they do buy in.