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Both Sides, Now
By Judy Berman As I begin another year of teaching, the Joni Mitchell song, “Both Sides, Now,” popped into my head. “I’ve looked at life from both sides now From WIN and LOSE and still somehow It’s...
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School’s Out – Forever?
By Judy Berman Pink Floyd, “Another Brick in the Wall” The bass in the music is hard to ignore. It’s rocking the walls and floors. Teens are jamming to Pink Floyd’s “The Wall” and screaming the lyrics:...
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Students Say the Darndest Things
By Judy Berman A bit of mischief, a warped sense of humor, outrageous behavior and that inevitable, unenviable call home have been part of my teaching life for 10 years now. Sometimes, mischievous...
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The Raven and The Simpsons
By Judy Berman “Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December, And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.” Those lines are from Edgar Allan Poe’s classic tale of horror,...
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Lasting Lessons as the School Year Ends
By Judy Berman At times, I’ve had to concede to a student’s superior skills in classroom disruption and turn him or her over to the dean. Others, I bask in the sunshine they spread wherever they go....
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An Unexpected Twist
By Judy Berman How could I not see that coming? That’s often my reaction when I am shocked by how a movie ended. What did I miss? I have that same reaction to a joke’s punch line that surprises me or...
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Ancient Beasts
By Judy Berman Skeletal remains of one of the largest meat-eating dinosaurs tower overhead, just a few feet from me. At 43 feet long and 12 feet tall at the hips, the Giganotosaurus, or Giant...
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Unraveling a Mystery in the Classroom
By Judy Berman What if something you did when you were a teenager came back to haunt you 20 or more years later? That’s what is happening to many teachers in Florida. Rep. Erik Fresen, a Miami...
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An Unforgettable Teacher
By Judy Berman The prospect of standing on a stage and acting out lines from a play were even worse than I imagined. Just what was I thinking when I signed up for my high school’s prize-speaking...
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