Getting Back Into School

Well, we are exactly one week into the school year, and I am excited to talk about the summer coal trip. I put up several posters on my "coal wall." I will bring out many more when we really work on my coal units, but for the year I have lightly sprinkled my room with coal posters. I have already been asked to explain what "West Virginia Coal: It's Not Just a Black or White Issue" means. This huge poster is positioned over my white board. I eagerly explained that there are many sides to the coal story and that we will work on units focused on coal mining later in the school year. I will do this at the time I teach functions. I hope for it to be a great success. One of the ideas that I took from the summer coal trip was that students should form their own opinions, but the opinions should come from facts. I hope to instill that in the students this year. I may even pull out some of the information to work with my Algebra students soon!