Tag Archives: philosophy

Credit Instead of Extra Credit

Posted on January 15, 2007 by Mr. Bigler

I’ve had great success with allowing unlimited re-tests (until the end of the grading period), with a maximum re-test grade of 90%. +50

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Discipline

Posted on November 23, 2005 by Mr. Bigler

I was reading the book Writing New England: an Anthology from the Puritans to the Present ed. Andrew Delbanco, pub. Harvard University Press, and ran across an excerpt from The Headmaster, by John McPhee. The essay describes Dr. Frank Boyden, … Continue reading →

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“What’s My Favorite Part Of Teaching?”

Posted on October 17, 2005 by Mr. Bigler

This is a cross-posting of something I said in a forum on RateMyTeachers.com. The question was: heyy my name is Talia and I’m 15, I attend St.marys secondary. A question that alot of my friends asked is why would teachers … Continue reading →

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Teacher’s Favorite Sentence

Posted on September 13, 2005 by Mr. Bigler

I think the sentence I like hearing most from my students is “Wow, that’s really easy!” +2-2

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