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A veteran, decorated public school teacher has had enough.

Monday, July 18, 2011

McCarthy's Law #5

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(c) 2011 Donovan Wheeler
Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Why I Became a Teacher

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 This is the hallway where I've spent three quarters of my teaching career.  Sometimes I wonder if the EXIT sign should have a ...
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Saturday, November 13, 2010

The Seven Period Day: A Myth of Productivity

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Two years ago, my high school was the only one in our county that still used the antiquated seven-period day.  At the time, I assumed that i...
Monday, November 1, 2010

Those Annoying State Standards

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Nearly twenty years ago, after my third year teaching, our English department met to update and revise curriculum. The process was time-cons...
Friday, October 29, 2010

It Has a Lot to do with the Health Insurance

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Today was the final day to decide on supplemental coverage for vision and dental insurance. We dropped those benefits last year (and increas...
Thursday, October 21, 2010

The Dark Underbelly of Grading

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Orginally Written: October 2010 We just finished the first quarter of our school year, and here's an example of the numbers I have to d...
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My Perfect School, Part III

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My Perfect School, Part III Chapter 4: Why Our Teachers are Different When I was a young teacher, I had students shoot baskets with Nerf b...
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Donovan Wheeler
Greencastle, Indiana, United States
A high school English teacher since 1992 and a varsity golf coach from 2003-2010. I have a penchant for speaking my mind and speaking from the heart. Not surprisingly, this wins me both staunch supporters and long-term detractors.
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