Archive for April 21st 2008

Hey everyone! I hope you enjoyed your week. My family and I just returned last night from our spring vacation, and I can’t help but feel like I need a couple days vacation from my vacation. Ever felt like that?

Well, like the rest of us, I’m not getting those extra days, and it’s back to the classroom for me. But that’s a good thing since my students this year are great. I ask them to work hard for me, and for the most part, they do just that.

A little update on the first of my classroom management mini-courses. I was hoping to release the first of my classes early this week, but getting caught up with all my emails has taken me a bit longer than I expected. Tentatively I’ll be releasing that first course this Friday.

I’ve outlined the different course offerings in the forums if you were a bit confused between the mini-courses and my intensive six-week seminar. Here’s the link to the post that explains the differences and tells you a little about what to expect: HelpingTeachersGrow.com/minicoursespost

If you haven’t visited our forums yet, you should. More and more people are growing our community every day. I’m always so thankful for everyone out there who has taken their free time to help others in the forums. If you’ve got a question or are troubled by something in your classes, post it in the forums. We’ve got hundreds of years of combined teaching experience visiting them daily! HelpingTeachersGrow.com/forums

I don’t know about your students, but mine seemed a bit sleepy this first day back from break. I’m pretty thankful for that, though, as I need a bit of a warm-up before really getting cranking.

Thanks, as always, for coming around. Leave me a comment and let me know how things are going for you at this late stage in the year. Are your students getting tired? Are things getting exciting, building up for any end of the grade tests coming up? How are your doing? Are you having trouble being as consistent as you were earlier in the year? Let me know what’s happening with you. I always enjoy those personal connections we make with our growing community.

Darren B.