Sherry Salant
I am a renaissance woman who believes in music, writing, art, and family above all else. I teach high school and college and spend much of my free time shooting nature photography, reading, and writing. I have published two books; Skipping School and Carpe Occasionem, and freelanced journalistic articles for over twenty years both in print and online. I have two adult daughters that are in the music business and have a husband that is a wild entrepreneur. Life is crazy but I feed off of the craziness. I still love teaching after all of these years.
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BA-Unversity of Missiour-Columbia MS Walden University 43 hours over the MSInterests
writing, photography, music, . media, pop culture, television, desktop publishing, journalism, media, Photoshop, Indesign, travel, teaching, online teachMotto
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Fourth of July RantIt is such a fun day of food and fireworks, even though most of the money spent goes to fireworks that do nothing but sit there.
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'What Do We Do with the Bodies?"Five college girls from the University of Missouri were forced to hitchhike two hundred and fifty miles with a stranger.
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How to Teach Our StudentsWe grew up in a world full of teachers who lectured. Now we know that this is not the best method to teach our kids. Now we listen instead of talk. -
Administrators Give Seniors Free Passes to GraduateAdministrators are giving students free passes to graduate. Is this what this law is about? I have students that should be left behind and who should retake some classes before we send them off. -
Teachers Should Not CoachThere are standards that must be met for coaches who are teachers, too. The most important being no coaching during class time. -
Four Stories to Teach the HolocaustThe Holocaust was the most important twentieth century event. Yet, our students cannot comprehend this atrocity. It takes good storytelling to place our students in a time and place that is difficult for anybody to comprehend.
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Five Ways Teachers Can Cope with Snow DaysHere are five things you can do to make the most of your snow days. -
Three Reasons to Watch Modern FamilyThis smart comedy takes the definition of family to a new level. We have an international cast with a patriarch, Ed O'Neill who takes his 1990's Al Bundy character into a more sophisticated family structure of heavy doses of comedy and love.
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Five Reasons to Teach MythologyMyths are there to teach us good storytelling, good values, and good ethics with a dose of fun monsters, demons, and gods. They also teach us how similar and different the world is around us. -
Super Bowl HaikuA Sunday Super Bowl Haiku for Green Bay and Pittsburgh. -
How Reality TV Educates UsTeens do not like to hear mom and dad lecture on what to do or what not to do with their lives. Reality TV is doing it in a way which has our kids laugh and cry and most importantly, learn.
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How to Stop Bullying NowAll schools have the problem of bullying and these students need to be stopped immediately. Here are things that we need to do to stop this problem now.
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How to Use Technology in the Classroom: Five Things to RememberInstead of teachers always yelling to put away cell phones and close the internet, there are ways the teacher can use technology to keep students attention and make learning the number one priority.
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How to Teach Short Stories to High School StudentsFirst you start with short, short stories that are classics. You have good discussions about literary terms that are easy to understand. You then talk about contemporary literature.
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Ten Steps for Teaching Poetry in the ClassroomHere there are ten steps for teaching poetry in the middle or high school English class. The idea is for students to like and appreciate the elements of poetry. -
Five Ways to Get Your Students to READAny child can learn to love reading if they are taught to love reading. Here are five ways to get your students to read that are easy and effective.
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Should Teachers Teach to a Test?With the importance of standardized tests like the ACT or SAT, teachers are told to teach to the test. -
How Our School Got Its Spirit BackFor the past ten years at our high school many of the events have been cancelled due to the lack of interest, School adminstrators and teachers have been trying to figure out what can bring back the school spirit that use to exist in American schools.
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Why Everyone Should Watch "Glee"With the award-winning performances in the TV show "Glee," people of all ages are buying new versions of old songs, enjoying the rebirth of the musical, and understanding important topics that our society is tackling. It's being done with fun.
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Opinion: End poor conditions in Missouri puppy mills and vote 'yes' on Proposition BDogs are being bred by the hundreds of thousands in Missouri and the conditions are horrendous. Vote yes to limit the disastrous conditions.
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Where Bullying Exists in a High SchoolBullying is rampant on high school campuses. It is in the hallways, the lunch room, and even in the teachers' lounge. It is not only students who are being bullied, too.
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Parent-Teacher Conferences; It Takes a VillageWho shows up and who does not show up to Parent-Teacher Conferences is always the same year after year. Let's break this trend. -
How ACT and SAT Scores Affect High School StudentsMore than half of a class of sixty average AP or Honors high school students say they cheat on a regular basis.
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Five Things that All High School Literature Teachers Should KnowWe want all of our high school students to read our novels but they don't. What should an English teacher do to get his or her students to read?
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Five Reasons Why Cell Phones Should Be Allowed in the ClassroomCell phone usage in a high school classroom is an essential tool that helps communication between the teacher and student, a parent and teacher, and a student to another student or parent. -
Four Tips on How Your AD/HD Student Will Get Better GradesADD and ADHD students are smart but they need help because we are not focused. Here are four essential tips for every ADD and ADHD students.
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Ten Essential Supplies for Your High School StudentThis guide really is essential for all high school students. These items can be used in all classes all of the time.
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Five Ways to Save Money on School SuppliesSchool supplies cost a lot of money. Just backpacks and calculators will put you over the hundred dollar mark. Save money and time and get cheap school supplies for all of your kids.
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Ten Movies Teachers Must Show to StudentsTeachers do not only show movies when they want free time. There are certain movies that students love to open up about and can relate to. Don't just show them, discuss them.
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Why Teachers Should Get Their Master's Degree OnlineI was forty eight years old when I finally went back to school for my master's degree. The time was right when education went online and I could go to class at night when it was convenient for me.
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8 things to Remember About Online SchoolAll of the ads for online education tell you that it is easy and convenient. What they don't tell you is what will discussed here. It takes a lot of patience.
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Bad Economy? Go Back to School-Online!What a perfect time to go back to school. The economy is bad and jobs are sparse. It's so easy to do. Here are the steps to take...