David P. Thompson
A lawyer turned teacher with a love of sports, teaching and pointing out the absurdities of life. My writing experience goes back over thirty years and covers the gamut from high school football to the pros and politics from the town council to the statehouse. Follow me on Twitter! http://twitter.com/graystork
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How to Prepare for the Praxis Middle School Mathematics ExamTips for preparing for the Praxis Middle School Mathematics Examination. -
Golf Tradition, Etiquette, and Manners - Part IIA beginner's guide to the many traditions, unspoken rules, and the etiquette of golf -
The Big Jump to Middle SchoolTips for parents and teachers of new sixth grade middle school students.
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The Five Greatest Pennant RacesA review of the five best pennant races from the days when winning the pennant meant a trip to the World Series. -
Baseball's Greatest CenterfieldersA review of the five greatest centerfielders in major league baseball history.
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Will US Soccer Interest Continue After the World Cup?This year's World Cup drew record numbers of American television watchers. Will this translate into increased support for American soccer? -
Do Kids Really Need a Two Month Summer Vacation?A review of the history of summer vacation and arguments for and against it.
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How to Survive Your Student Teaching ExperiencePreparing for and learning from student teaching for teacher certification candidates.
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How Big East Football SurvivesA strategy for the Big East football conference to survive and keep its BCS autobid in these tumultuous times. -
How to Build Your Own Sailboat in Your GarageA beginner's guide to building a 14 foot row/sailboat with common hand and power tools
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The Best Three Books for Coaching Middle School Girls BasketballThe top books for coaching 10-13 year old girls in basketball. -
Is Talking with or About Your Students on Facebook Really a Good Idea?Having students as Facebook "friends" is fraught with peril. If you want to keep in touch with your students after they leave, do it old school. Write a letter. And be sure to let the parents know that you're doing it. -
Inclusion Classrooms: One Successful ModelAn examination of a co-teaching inclusion classroom with both teachers providing whole class and one on one instruction.
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The Most Likely Big Ten Expansion: Nebraska, Missouri, and RutgersThe three most likely expansion candidates to join the Big Ten before the end of summer.
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Big Ten Expansion Heats Up with Invite/Non-Invite of Notre Dame, Rutgers, Nebraska and MissouriThe latest on Big Ten expansion, and what the Big Ten doesn't want us to know.
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Teaching Math to Students Who "Can't Do Math"One teacher's approach to overcoming the emotional baggage many students attach to learning math.
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The Top Five Wimbledon Men's FinalsThe best five Wimbledon men finals of all time: From Jimmy Connors to Roger Federer
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Christie's Continued Attack on New Jersey's Public Schools: Curiouser and CuriouserA recap of Governor Christie's strategy of blaming teachers for budget woes, and his administration's enlightened view of the First Amendment
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Big Ten Expansion: Notre Dame, Rutgers, Missouri, Syracuse and Connecticut Are the FavoritesThe Big Ten met on 4/18 to discuss expansion. Here's why these five teams are the front runners.
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The Top Three Microbreweries in South JerseyThe beers that made South Jersey and it's surrounding area famous. Well not yet, but maybe someday.
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Christie and Schundler: New Jersey Public Education's Laurel and HardyThe comedy that has become public education in New Jersey. Headed by two comedians who couldn't care less about our public school system.
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Beep Baseball Conquers New Jersey - Part IIThe story of how some baseball players and a restaurant owner refused to let bureaucratic indifference and visual impairment keep them from the baseball diamond.
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Beep Baseball Conquers New Jersey: Baseball for the Visually ChallengedThe story of how some baseball players and a restaurant owner from Matawan, NJ, refused to let bureaucratic indifference and vision impairment keep them from the baseball diamond.
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The Cartel Movie - a Fair View of New Jersey Public Schools?Despite fanfare trumped up by education voucher advocates, the documentary, The Cartel is far from a balanced or even fair look at New Jersey public schools.
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The Confused Fan's Guide to Expansion in College FootballA review of what's fueling the expansion fever in college football. The Big Ten's desire for more money and how it will impact all of college football.
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BCS Championship Vs. PlayoffA simple suggestion to overcome the BCS football conferences' aversion to a football playoff: money.
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Is the Big Ten Expansion Expanding?The latest Big Ten expansion permutation is up to 16. Network writers, Big Ten AD's, and message board posters think something may be up. And that's the number of teams that may be added to the Big Ten.
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West Virginia Plays Old School BasketballAn analysis of West Virginia's motion offense: pass, cut and bump somebody.
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The Boston What? - The Origin of Today's Major League Baseball TeamsA review of the roots of today's major league baseball franchises. When, where, and under what name today's baseball teams actually began.
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Classroom Discipline: Pay Them to Behave!Using a monetary system in elementary classes to maintain discipline, reward wanted behaviors, and teach the real world skills of making, spending and handling money.
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Governor Christie's Budget Speech to the LegislatureA view of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's budget, which calls for draconian cuts in education, translated for those who are not familiar with the practices of lying, scapegoating and reasoning devoid of any logic whatsoever.
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Ulysses S. Grant: Drunken Butcher or Genius?Despite being popularly portrayed as a drunk, an underachiever, and a general of little vision or foresight, General U.S. Grant ranks as one of the best American strategists and tacticians of all time.
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The Top 10 Movies to Watch for Memorial DayThe top ten war movies judged on accuracy, realism, and their ability to put you in the middle of the battle.
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A Suggestion for Helping New Jersey Balance Its BudgetA teacher's view of the present battle between Governor Christie and the NJEA about balancing the state budget and a suggestion for accomplishing this.