Professor Gardner Campbell (UMW) writes how he is a better teacher when his students are, well, better students.
He says:

As a teacher, as a leader, I look constantly for readiness. My
preparations are also meta-preparations, as I ready myself to find my
engaged students and, on the good days, when I’m at my best, to bring
those students into a fuller, more challenging awareness of
possibilities for learning, for making, for doing.

And when my students inspire me, I hope I will always be ready to clap my hands and say, “again!”

We all wish for this…

I’ve been reading about Voice Thread, an application which allows uploading of photographs and inserting of text or voice. Here, an art teacher looking for ways to use the application in her classroom, explains what she does. Here is a tutorial using Voice Thread. (Be sure to have your sound on!)
Try it, you’ll like it!

A professor at UMW has decided to have deadlines for his students’ drafts, but no deadlines for final papers. He wants them to take as much time as necessary…

"You may revise as many times as you like until they are satisfied with
the paper (or the semester ends). Each draft you submit, I will read
carefully and provide detailed suggestions for improvement."

I wonder what the paper grading load will be like at the end of the semester. Is this a possibility for Upper School teachers? Should it be?