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Slow Down, 2012

Is it just me, or did someone set the 2012 calendar to “Stun”? Really? It’s the middle of the second week of May already? Where did this come from? I’m stunned. If you’re feeling the same way, then I think it’s a good idea if I get a few items of looming summer business out of the way

Time Keeps on Slipping

Playing the blame game is a losing proposition, but I wonder if I might have become a better manager of my time had I realized early on that it—time—accelerates exponentially as we get older. Maybe I’d be a better time manager if I’d had better tools all along. Heck, I might have ruled the school had I been able to use programmable calendars, weekly homework assignment forms, and other lesson planning pages like the ones available today at themailbox.com.

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    My name is Todd Savelle, caretaker of The Upper Grades Exchange blog from The Mailbox. The Exchange is where grades 4 through 8 teachers can find the ideas, solutions, and inspiration that make the middle years of a child’s education easier and more fun. Share your teaching tips and classroom management techniques, engage in lively discussions about current education issues, and engage with your peers with ideas for supplementing today’s fluid curriculum. Upper Grades Exchange will make you think of The Mailbox in a whole new way.

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