Need Books? Make Friends with the Librarian

Are you a broke teacher with a sad classroom library?  Make friends with the librarian. Every year, I restocked my classroom library, going to bookstores, looking for used books on Amazon, and spending up a storm.  I always lost a ton of books–the best books...

Throw that $hi# Out!: Toss Your Clutter Now!

Teachers are hoarders. You’ve got clutter.  Teachers: you’ve got to throw that $hi# out.  Now!  It’s life-changing.  It’s simple. I get obsessed about decluttering from time to time.  I started decluttering at home a long time ago, but it never...

Stop Spending Money on Your Class!

Are you spending too much on your classroom? Experts say teachers spend around $500 per year on their classroom, but many teachers spend far more than that.  Teachers are spending more than the couple hundred dollars the IRS allows us to deduct, which is far more than...