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Movie Magic

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Josh Stumpenhorst

Here is a copy of the prezi I shared today with my session at ICE11. Movie Magic on Prezi

Waiting for Superman

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Josh Stumpenhorst

I am not waiting for Superman…I live with him.

Special Education is BS

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Josh Stumpenhorst

I know I will ruffle a few feathers with the title on this, but I am serious. The system of Special Education is BS in my very humble opinion. My perspective is based upon my own experiences as a teacher and as a father whose son is in a fantastic early childhood program. I say […]

A Picture Says It All

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Josh Stumpenhorst

What are you doing to engage your students? Note: I am not the artist of this picture. It was drawn for me by my incredibly talented brother. You can find some of his work at http://stumpyhorse.blogspot.com/

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 […]