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July 5, 2009
May/June 2007

The Career Issue
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Vol. 18, Issue 04

Currents

Editor's Note

On Call
Teachers are increasingly being pressed into service as nurses.

Ask the Teacher
Satisfied educators make for better test scores, studies show.

Learning on the Job
Summer gigs with long-term payoffs.

School’s Out—or Not
Should long summer breaks be a thing of the past?

Taking Anxiety Out of the Equation
Teachers can help students break through their math anxiety.

Proceed With Caution
How not to embarrass yourself online.

Cheat Sheet
Trading the cheating techniques of yesteryear for more sophisticated methods.

Growing Vegetable Lovers
Turning dirt and bugs into better health for city kids.

At the Movies
Why you love Hollywood's reality-defying teacher movies.

Tools of the Trade
Features

The Long Run
Profiles of six educators who have taught for as long as two generations.

An Inside Job
No hovering administrators. No high-stakes tests. No pestering parents. Barb Hagen teaches murderers and sex offenders, and she loves her work.

Call of Duty
There's a program that funnels men into math, science, and special ed teaching positions at high-needs schools. Should it matter that they're all from the military?

Extra Credit

Research
Why Teachers Quit
A new survey reveals why former teachers quit the profession.

Best Practices

Ask the Mentor
Do What You Have to Do
Career advice for teachers of all ages.

Book Reviews

Classroom Tech
Reverting to Type
Being tech-savvy starts with learning keyboard skills.

Lifestyle
Schlepping and Learning
Classroomless? A former teacher's invention might be just the thing.

First Person
Yeah, but What’s Writing For?
No-holds-barred writing connects an educator with her students.

Perspective
Doctor, Lawyer, Teacher
Want to be treated like a professional? Fire your principal.

Colleagues
Fueling Change
An Alabama science teacher changes his school's oil. To biodiesel.

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