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Just be glad you have a job

Posted on January 30th, 2009 by Bryan

The economic Armageddon of the past year or so has led to devaluing of employees.  I’ve heard the same statement from a number of different people: “just be glad you have a job.”  Granted, in many fields this might be true: bad loan writer, Wall Street Broker, or Private Jet Pilot for the Auto Industry; [...]


We gripe therefore we are…

Posted on October 31st, 2008 by Bryan

We hear it all the time- gripe, gripe, gripe.  Faculty and team meetings get lost among all the complaints about students and learning and administration and parents and lack of texts and lack of supplies and the broken copier and the pathetic lunch options and on and on and on.  In facilitating a discussion the [...]


In a Position to Serve

Posted on October 24th, 2008 by Bryan

As a teacher I knew that the reason I was in the classroom was to ensure that the students received the best education I could offer.  Anything less than my best wasn’t good enough.  As their teacher and mentor I served to ensure that they had all the tools needed to further better their education.   [...]


Us and Them – The Students

Posted on October 7th, 2008 by Bryan

My first year teaching, a couple of my colleagues gave me some great advice that has always stuck with me.  Joe had been a huge influence on me- he had been my Senior English teacher and when I had gone back to teach for my Alma Mater, he made me feel welcomed as a colleague [...]


Will work for fancy new title…

Posted on September 8th, 2008 by Bryan

Lately I’ve been contemplating my title- Assistant.  This is actually the first time in five years that I’ve kept the same title for more than one year.  It seems strange; I’ve gone from religious studies teacher to Adjunct Instructor of Religious Studies and Ethics to Technology integration Specialist to Web and Graphic Media Specialist to [...]


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