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What is my school supposed to pay for? And what am I?

Alan Sitomer — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:00:28 +0000

Should teachers pay for their own lesson plans? Would teachers pay for their own lesson plans?

Even if they were only two bucks a pop?

Okay, on one hand, as teachers, we already pay for so many of our school…

Watch What You Tweet!!

Alan Sitomer — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:22:12 +0000

So people are now being sued for libel based on the content of their tweets. And while the courts are struggling to keep up with technology — and how free speech plays out in evolving social networking mediums — there…

The Conundrum of Handling Student Farts

Alan Sitomer — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:30:17 +0000

So what is to be done when a student farts in class?

Hey, don’t laugh, this is a serious academic issue.

The way I see it, there are a coupla options.

1) Try to pretend it didn’t happen. Of course,…

Will Digital Textbooks Simply Replace Traditional Textbooks?

Alan Sitomer — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:30:36 +0000

Hmmm, will digital textbooks simply replace traditional textbooks so that the wheels of these entrenched, corporate behemoth money making machines just keep chugging right along?

Let’s look at 9th grade…

Why would I pay for Romeo and Juliet when the…