Author Archives: Brian Knitter

I can get used to this Christmas Break.  In my old career, I often got two weeks off at Christmas, but this was usually a cost-cutting measure by my employer, who was simply trying to minimize the number of vacation … Continue reading →

I’m absolutely cruising right now.  My juniors are on a week-long project in the library and my sophomores are watching a 3.5 hour movie (The Last Emperor) most of the week.  Life is good!  The only downside, if there is … Continue reading →

Woo Hoo!  Thanks to the Thanksgiving Break, I was able to finish my BTSA documentation for this semester and also the Humanities write-up.  All documents have been submitted to my superiors and now I wait for their approval.  On Monday, … Continue reading →

I’m now writing because I finally have a week free – at least free of curriculum.  Just like all past years, I seem to spend 12-13 quality hours each Saturday doing curriculum.  Will it never end?  I mean, like, it’s … Continue reading →

Well gee, the last two weeks have just flown by.  I guess that’s why I haven’t written.  I’ve been busy!  This is normal for the start of the year.  I don’t really feel like I’m in a teaching groove until … Continue reading →

I really don’t count the first two days of school as week one, they are rarely about class content, so I call it “Week 0.”  For me, it’s more apt.  Anyway, I had a great week zero!  I have awesome … Continue reading →

Now that I’m back from my summer vacation in Seattle, it’s time once again to go back to school officially.  New teachers like me have to go back two days early.  It was nice that the new BTSA (new teacher … Continue reading →

Yesterday and this morning, I worked with wood.  My goal is to line my room with 4×4 pieces of wood so the rolling chairs won’t hit the walls (or my map or posters).  When I got these pressure-treated pieces of … Continue reading →

Obviously, I got into teaching so I could have my summers off. This is SO FAR from the truth for most teachers.  Already, I have attended a three day seminar, put a very solid two weeks into moving and setting … Continue reading →

Well, here we go: a new blog for a new classroom (third year in a row!), a new Principal, and a new subject or two (U.S. History and prep for an upcoming Humanities class in 2017).  Good thing I like … Continue reading →