I want to include a photo in a post. I posted a photo on facebook and got the URL. If I paste the URL in a WORD doc, I can click on it and open the ph...

Teaching in STX28 In my stories about my first teaching job at Complex, I commented that I was aware of a lack of a work ethic in my students. Durin...

To stcmike – Thanks for the info. It’s amazing how much I’ve learned going through this miserable journey. It’s interesting that you mention incompe...

Hi All I’ve added the DLCA’s attorney’s worthless response; to which I added my newest response to her. Please bear in mind, I respond to her and th...

Teaching in STX27 The last class I taught for UVI CELL was probably the weirdest. The Department of Human Services decided to have a computer class ...

Hi stjohnjulie Sorry for not getting back sooner, the fight that I talk about in "The Real Estate Commission is a Stain on the Virgin Island" is con...

To those of you who have been following my blog, there are new updates. After the Real Estate Commission’s letter that essentially said, “GET LOST” th...

Teaching in STX26 My experience with the assistant teachers was pleasant. Doing a review with regular teachers for the teachers’ certification test ...

Teaching in STX25 There was a lot of arguing between the VI government and the teachers’ union regarding teacher certification back in the early 201...

Teaching in STX24 Angel Swindell ran UVI CELL on St. Croix. For those of you who have never heard of UVI CELL - from the internet – A Division of ...

stjohnjulie - I knew the certification problem was bad but I didn't know how bad until I read this the other day - I am going to write a bit abou...

Teaching in STX23 Three strikes and you’re out; Complex, Manor, and AZ. I had had enough with teaching full time; too much disappointment, drama, an...

Teaching in STX22 One of the words that got used at Manor School was also a word that could be applied to AZ Academy. That word is, “Family.” When m...

Stjohnjulie – Thanks for the info on UVI tuition. Hopefully lots of kids will take advantage of a wonderful opportunity. Also kudos to you for supplem...

Teaching in STX21 If you read those last two articles in my previous message about the last two graduations at AZ Academy, you might have noticed so...

Teaching in STX20 After a year at Complex and one at Manor School, AZ Academy was like a breath of fresh air. The owners of the school, Paula and Ma...

Teaching in STX19 After an uncomfortable year at Manor School, I applied for and received a job at AZ Academy where somehow I got roped into bringin...

Teaching in STX18 Anything to kill a day. This wasted day could go under government corruption but since I was supposed to be teaching, I’ll put it ...

Teaching in STX17 So, what did parents get for their money when they sent their children to us? I think the most important things for parents was th...

Teaching in STX16 I remember a funny saying that goes: "None of us is totally worthless, even the worst of us can serve as a bad example." For those...

Teaching in STX15 One day, Mrs. Gadd said something to me that filled in a lot of blanks. She and I were arguing about my students’ grades as was a ...

Teaching in STX14 The Scholastic Aptitude Test or SAT has been vilified in recent years. Some colleges have dropped it and then added it back. What’...

Teaching in STX13 My eleventh and twelfth graders were a different story. In theory they had already completed their mathematical education and wer...

Teaching in STX12 Within the first few weeks at Manor School, I realized something was very wrong. I had distributed each class their textbooks and ...