THE TIME POLICE

SHINE: Living Like a Bright Light in a Dark World / Day 14

As a high school teacher, I learned quickly that I must keep my eye on the clock.  A class period was 45 minutes, and students loved to get me “off topic” by asking about my weekend and the weather. I knew that five minutes wasted each day would total two weeks of learning time lost by the end of the school year. To accomplish my objectives, I enforced …