I have several general (and some specific) questions about teaching high school in the U.S. [more inside]
posted on Jul 17, 2008 - 16 answers

What should a Florida teacher know about buying a home (i.e., getting a mortgage) in Oklahoma? [more inside]
posted on May 12, 2008 - 6 answers

For a friend: If you have ever changed careers to become a public school teacher, I would love to hear your story, especially if you were already at the "married with children" stage of life when you made the switch. Are you happy with your choice? Do/did you regret it? What happened that you didn't expect? What was it like. Answers to any of or all of those questions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, as always.
posted on May 8, 2008 - 8 answers

Life after high school? How to decide? [more inside]
posted on Apr 14, 2008 - 6 answers

Given that I have a somewhat substantial history playing the piano, how difficult would it be to take up lessons for the piano again after years out of practice AND start, for the first time, lessons on the Violin? How beneficial would such "cross training" be? How difficult would it be to find a teacher who could guide me on such a hybrid path? Other Thoughts? [more inside]
posted on Apr 8, 2008 - 5 answers

I'm attracted to one of my university instructors (and we're approximately the same age, in case it matters). Is there an appropriate way to ask her out? [more inside]
posted on Apr 6, 2008 - 31 answers

What does the hivemind know about teacher licensure in MA? [more inside]
posted on Mar 26, 2008 - 3 answers

My formal educational background/profession is in a different area, but I would be interested in teaching a seminar on spirituality, comparative religion, and philosophy at a university. I've studied these areas informally. Anyway, I want it to be mostly a participatory, discussion-oriented class, not one where I pass down my knowledge from on high. How hard would this be to do and how should I go about doing it -- esp. at a well-known university like, say, NYU? I don't need much if any compensation.
posted on Mar 24, 2008 - 17 answers

Asking for a friend: I'm looking for a short story/anecdote/or whatever that encapsulates the teacher/student relationship. A sentence, short story, poem, song or novel where the point is that education doesn't end at graduation and that teachers - in their infinite adult wisdom - will always have something to learn from their students.
posted on Mar 17, 2008 - 12 answers

Advice and resources for a guitar teacher? [more inside]
posted on Feb 8, 2008 - 5 answers

If you loved the activity of teaching -- both individual tutoring and lecturing -- and had a law degree from a prestigious law school, are there any jobs you could get (other than law professor) that would pay a lot of money and give a decent amount of free time? Suppose you weren't idealistic and didn't care what you taught or to whom...
posted on Feb 3, 2008 - 11 answers

I've decided to start taking guitar lessons. Where should I buy my guitar? Know any good instructors? I'm in San Francisco. [more inside]
posted on Jan 7, 2008 - 8 answers

Gifts for soon-to-be teachers? [more inside]
posted on Dec 14, 2007 - 21 answers

What is a good gift for someone who will be moving to Japan for four months? [more inside]
posted on Dec 5, 2007 - 15 answers

I'm looking for great educational computer sites for kids. [more inside]
posted on Nov 29, 2007 - 7 answers

I will be tutoring my friend in writing skills. I am not a teacher. HELP PLEASE [more inside]
posted on Nov 16, 2007 - 19 answers

Calling all Van Morrison fanatics. I'm trying to identify a sample of music used at the end song "A town called Paradise" on the album "No guru, no method, no teacher". I can't upload the music here (don't know how) but the sample appears 5 minutes and 18 seconds into the song. It's driving me mad cos I heard the piece before, many years ago and I can't place it. [more inside]
posted on Oct 28, 2007 - 3 answers

I have a friend who is an excellent but fairly new (2 years experience) teacher now teaching 1st-graders in a poor inner-city school. She finds that they are lethargic, often barely able to keep awake, and hardly respond to her. Are there any great books/articles she should be reading? [more inside]
posted on Sep 3, 2007 - 17 answers

What is a good "art cheer" for a K-6 art teacher's classroom? [more inside]
posted on Aug 26, 2007 - 5 answers

What methods, software, stuff will create an exciting and cutting edge distanced education program? [more inside]
posted on Aug 2, 2007 - 7 answers

What is it like to be a high school teacher in the U.S.? [more inside]
posted on Jul 17, 2007 - 21 answers

Geology-type gifts for a middle school Earth Sciences teacher? [more inside]
posted on Jul 3, 2007 - 17 answers

I've resolved to start private piano lessons this coming fall semester, and want to know how to evaluate (and what questions to ask of) potential piano teachers. [more inside]
posted on Jun 17, 2007 - 7 answers

Is it creepy to contact an old HS teacher about a parent conference that happened almost 8 years ago? [more inside]
posted on May 12, 2007 - 47 answers

A teacher friend of mine is trying to choose between Columbia Teachers' College and Bank Street for a master's degree. Any advice? [more inside]
posted on May 7, 2007 - 7 answers

What are some brilliant, thoughtful, practical, interesting gifts for my high school teachers? [more inside]
posted on May 6, 2007 - 12 answers

For elementary school teachers, is tenure transferable to other districts/states? [more inside]
posted on Apr 18, 2007 - 7 answers

Can a California boy find work as an elementary/primary school teacher in one of the BIG Canadian cities? What is the salary for a teacher like? [more inside]
posted on Mar 26, 2007 - 10 answers

Help my wife consider her career change options. As always there's [more inside]
posted on Feb 20, 2007 - 9 answers

What do you like most and least about being an elementary school teacher? I'm changing careers and want the lowdown. [more inside]
posted on Feb 12, 2007 - 13 answers

TN status super seven! Seven questions from a Canadian teacher & arts professional- of course, there's -- [more inside]
posted on Feb 1, 2007 - 11 answers

I need to find some indestructible (or as near to it as possible) still and video cameras for use in a school environment. [more inside]
posted on Jan 29, 2007 - 12 answers

Help me help my students design video games. [more inside]
posted on Jan 12, 2007 - 13 answers

What does it take to get into prestigious graduate teaching programs like Bank Street / Columbia Teachers College? [more inside]
posted on Nov 8, 2006 - 6 answers

Birthday gift for new teacher. [more inside]
posted on Oct 28, 2006 - 6 answers

Would you go back to school if only for the sake of having a Master's degree? [more inside]
posted on Oct 8, 2006 - 21 answers

My wife and I will be moving to Los Angeles come this spring. She heard from a colleague that landing a teaching job (K-8th, public or private) is especially hard in LA. Is this true? [more inside]
posted on Sep 3, 2006 - 8 answers

Looking for volunteer programs that teaches art to underprivileged youth. [more inside]
posted on Aug 28, 2006 - 8 answers

Need suggestions for good reads to bring along on a two week vacation to (mostly) rural Germany for an American Lit and Creative Writing teacher. [more inside]
posted on Jul 10, 2006 - 12 answers

Working in Europe: Visa Conundrum. [more inside]
posted on May 17, 2006 - 6 answers

Becoming a Primary teacher (in NSW, Australia). Tips/Suggestions? [more inside]
posted on Mar 20, 2006 - 1 answers

A pupil at my Mum's school head-butted her today. She lost a tooth. She doesn't like teaching, and I don't want her to have to go back to that school ever again... [more inside]
posted on Jan 30, 2006 - 19 answers

What to get for a samurai movie fan/middle school teacher? [more inside]
posted on Dec 6, 2005 - 25 answers

What can we make to give as x-mas/holiday gifts to 6 "floater" daycare staff who take care of our kids sometimes, without breaking the bank? Or alternatively, what can we buy them for 10-15 bucks each that is nice and/or useful? Each child (ages 2 and 5) has 2 fulltime caregivers in their room, but this year there are about 6 additional "floater" staff members who help out, fill in on sick days etc. who we really feel deserve something too, to show our appreciation. [more inside]
posted on Nov 5, 2005 - 7 answers

How can I become a community college or contunuing ed instructor? [more inside]
posted on Oct 12, 2005 - 5 answers

A good friend of mine is seeking to resign from her middle school teaching job at the end of this quarter. I have a lot of teacher friends, but the question I have has so far been unanswered. Her contract has no provision for voluntary termination, doesn't mention resignation at all, and goes so far as to say that any breach of contract (the terms of which specify a duration of a full school term) may result in heretofore unspecified damages. This is in Illinois. I know that YANAL (you are not a lawyer), dear reader, but the quandry remains: What happens when a teacher quits mid-year? Are there usually lawsuits involved in such cases? Are teachers really required to stick out an entire school year to avoid getting hauled into court for breach of contract? Any other gotchas?
posted on Oct 1, 2005 - 12 answers

DiscriminationFilter: How do I adapt my teaching methods for a student in my SAT prep course with a speech disability? [more inside]
posted on Aug 3, 2005 - 12 answers

My girlfriend will be starting her first official job teaching fifth grade, it's her birthday soon, and I need gift ideas! [more inside]
posted on Jul 15, 2005 - 20 answers

I'm working with a new 6th - 12th grade school focusing on Arts & Technology integrated into the cirriculum. We're looking for software that will allow us to accomplish varying tasks - e-mail for students/teachers/parents, digital portfolio publishing for students, shared discussion space for class comments, teacher/course specfic pages etc. Each student will have their own portable computer as well.

What I'm looking for is pratical thoughts/examples of how to provide this functionality. I've seen some schools using Manila, dotlrn also seems very promising but perhaps a bit too "big" for us to take on.

Is the weblog paradigm itself a good one to be pursuing to pull this off? Or are we just not ready to go there without significant effort? If you were attempting to create this techno environment for a school (many of whose students and teachers are unfamilar with technology) how would you pull it off?
posted on Jan 18, 2004 - 10 answers

A K-12 school I am involved in wants to be able to publish digital portfolios of student work on the web. As to additional functionality (i.e. Commenting on work, Blogging) I'm open to proposals. Since the budget doesn't allow us to pay someone to hack apache and write code we're looking for an out of the box solution. I believe that Userland's Manila would let me do this at least in part - are there any other solutions I can be looking at?
posted on Dec 9, 2003 - 5 answers