I am a technology teacher who is starting a careers project with my middle schoolers next month.
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posted by aetg
on Jan 11, 2013 -
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I'm a newly certified teacher, teaching in the UK, and I'm getting eaten alive. How do I survive the year?
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posted by marcusesses
on Sep 24, 2012 -
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What should I do about a stubborn 13 year old who doesn't care about doing well in school?
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posted by anonymous
on Sep 4, 2012 -
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[TeacherFilter] Advice needed on getting these inner city middle schoolers to be quiet.
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posted by anonymous
on Sep 22, 2011 -
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Do you have any advice/tips for managing groups of middle school students in an after school program? Activity suggestions are also welcome.
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posted by lovecricket
on Sep 14, 2011 -
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I want to become a sex educator someday, and I'd really like to help develop a long-lasting comprehensive sex education curriculum that builds foundational emotional/interpersonal/respectful knowledge in the younger grades, and more concrete, biological/functional/logistical knowledge towards the end of high school. What's in store for me?
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posted by These Birds of a Feather
on Jul 17, 2011 -
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Can anyone recommend plays for performance by 8th-9th graders? I need to cast an entire class of 16-20 kids, and I'm looking for something generally gender balanced.
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posted by Greenie
on Apr 28, 2011 -
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Are there grammar textbooks at the middle school and high school (or even elementary school) levels that incorporate any of the developments in understanding of English grammar that have been made in the past several decades?
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posted by strangeguitars
on Oct 18, 2010 -
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What's the single most interesting argument, discovery, phenomenon, or historical change in your field, hobby, or other area of interest... that the average 7th grade student could comprehend and appreciate?
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posted by acidic
on Jul 2, 2010 -
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What kinds of simple, safe chemical reactions can I do to really wow a group of 6th graders?
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posted by kro
on Feb 22, 2010 -
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I am looking for motivational anecdotes or stories that would appeal to students in Grades 6-8.
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posted by ms.v.
on Jan 7, 2009 -
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ScienceProjectFilter: What household chemicals can my son use to simulate acid rain for a science project?
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posted by headnsouth
on Nov 15, 2008 -
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Share your tips and lessons learned -- how to help a 12-year old survive, make friends, and be happy in secondary school?
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posted by parilous
on Jul 30, 2008 -
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In 7th grade (1990-ish) Spanish class, in Dallas, TX, we "memorized" the capitols of the countries in Central (and maybe South) America, using a cheesy yet hypnotic rap/chant that our teacher played from a cassette tape. Can someone tell me how it went? I only remember the very beginning.
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posted by unknowncommand
on Jun 24, 2008 -
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I have been given the task of designing questions for the biology portion of an 8th grade science competition. Unfortunately I don't know what today's 8th graders are learning in biology, and the people running the competition aren't being much help.
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posted by Paul KC
on Nov 14, 2007 -
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What novels are on the middle school syllabus these days? or What novels should be on the middle school syllabus?
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posted by Wayman Tisdale
on May 23, 2007 -
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Poets and poetry enthusiasts: how to read aloud and analyze an e e cummings poem for middle schoolers?
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posted by AV
on Apr 26, 2007 -
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Good ideas for a genuine token of sympathy for a 12(ish) year old girl who is about to lose her dog?
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posted by Ufez Jones
on Sep 12, 2006 -
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What are good software titles, appropriate for middle school aged kids, that will help kids learn spelling?
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posted by Chanther
on Jun 7, 2006 -
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I'm looking for a good usability study and feature comparison for popular GIS packages. Particularly, I am interested in ArcView for classroom (middle and high school) use. [More inside.]
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posted by badstone
on Jan 13, 2004 -
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