Blog – Page 29 – Josh Stumpenhorst

I Hit a Student

Posted on February 19, 2011 by Josh Stumpenhorst

Yes, you read the title correctly. I lost control and hit a kid in the face this past Friday. It wasn’t my intention, but it just sort of happened. I thought I had the situation under control but I was wrong. This is how it happened… It was a normal Friday morning and I was […]

Are Teachers Obsolete?

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Josh Stumpenhorst

I recently saw this commercial on TV and it got me thinking. Technology does move faster than the speed of light and the world is struggling to keep up. I remember not too long ago my parent’s first mobile phone. It was a bag that was kept in the car and had about a ten […]

Common Sense

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Josh Stumpenhorst

It has become abundantly clear to me in recent weeks that common sense is something that truly is not common. Regardless of what the topic or circumstances, common sense is just not common. With that in mind I wanted to share some things that I view as common sense but have gotten feedback to think […]

To Be or Not To Be…

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Josh Stumpenhorst

Over the past few years I have been approached by various peers as well as administrators in my school district about pursuing my administrative degree and joining the administrative ranks. Naturally I find this flattering that anyone would think I would make a good administrator. However, my answer to those requests and comments has always […]

What Really Matters

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Josh Stumpenhorst

Today I was sitting at my desk as my Language Arts class was working on creating plot lines for novels they were reading. My classroom is normally very vocal and today was no exception. One girl in particular is more vocal than the rest and has an incredibly “bubbly” personality. She is the student in […]

The Silver Bullet of Education Reform

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Josh Stumpenhorst

First, let me tell you that the silver bullet does not exist for education reform. As with most things in life there are bandwagons to jump on to and fall off of. Education is no different when it comes to buzz words, initiatives, and silver bullet programs that claim to reform education as we know […]

My Digital Footprint

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Josh Stumpenhorst

Recently I wrote a post about my resignation from teaching. I will admit that it was a play on words with the title to “trick” people into reading my blog. A bit shameful I know, but the ploy seemed to work as a few thousand people took the time to read it and many commented. […]

I Resign From Teaching

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Josh Stumpenhorst

Many of you have already read this post. If not take a moment and read. If you have read this look below to see my extended thinking… To Whom It May Concern: Consider this my letter of resignation from teaching. After much deliberation and intense research, I now see the futility of teaching my students. […]

The A – Listers

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Josh Stumpenhorst

Recently I read a post written by George Couros that prompted me to comment as well as do some further thinking. Here is my comment left on his post with some additional thoughts based on a day of reflection. One of the ideas that George mentions is the cliques within Twitter and how some people […]

Teach With Passion

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Josh Stumpenhorst

What is passion? Having passion for teaching is not always a convenient thing. Sometimes it makes your life more difficult and it makes you stand out. Being a passionate teacher will get you noticed by administrators which will in turn get you noticed by colleagues. Those colleagues will not view you as passionate but rather […]