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Antiquity Never Gets Old. What People Are Saying. Your monologue breathed life into “ancient history” and presented so many elements of a Roman soldier’s life in one short period. From understanding the dress, to the discipline, politics, and lifestyle of the Roman soldier, our time with you was, quite simply, a history lesson which unfolded itself right in front of us. - Cindy Brumbarger, Headmistress, The Master's Study. Indianapolis, Indiana ( full review here. Legion XX Re-enactment Group. I have tau...
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Steve Perkins-2014 Indiana Teacher of the Year: The Human Desire To Know
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Steve Perkins-2014 Indiana Teacher of the Year. Tuesday, September 6, 2016. The Human Desire To Know. Elisha Ballantine was a professor of mathematics, modern languages, and ancient Greek at Indiana University and was its acting president in 1884. This put me in mind of a former teacher at New Albany High School. My alma mater. You have no doubt heard of Edwin Hubble. He also coached the boys' basketball team. And speaking of sports, these men reminded me of famed golfer Bobby Jones. So it is with true e...
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Steve Perkins-2014 Indiana Teacher of the Year: August 2016
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Steve Perkins-2014 Indiana Teacher of the Year. Monday, August 29, 2016. I Don't Want An Education. In the classic 1960 film Spartacus. The famous gladiator-turned-freedom-fighter (Kirk Douglas) enjoys a rare evening of peace with his beloved Varinia (Jean Simmons). As they recline in a meadowland indulge in the soft conversation of lovers, their talk turns to knowledge of the wide world. Spartacus: I know nothing. Nothing! And I want to know. I want to. I want to know. We can tantalize our students with...
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Steve Perkins-2014 Indiana Teacher of the Year: September 2016
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Steve Perkins-2014 Indiana Teacher of the Year. Tuesday, September 6, 2016. The Human Desire To Know. Elisha Ballantine was a professor of mathematics, modern languages, and ancient Greek at Indiana University and was its acting president in 1884. This put me in mind of a former teacher at New Albany High School. My alma mater. You have no doubt heard of Edwin Hubble. He also coached the boys' basketball team. And speaking of sports, these men reminded me of famed golfer Bobby Jones. So it is with true e...
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Steve Perkins-2014 Indiana Teacher of the Year: Teacher Ethics
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Steve Perkins-2014 Indiana Teacher of the Year. Thursday, August 18, 2016. We tell people what they do not likely know and we refrain from speaking what we assume is common knowledge. What does it say, then, when newly hired teachers must be told not to sleep with their boss, have sex with students, or show up to work hammered or high? Should a teacher really need to be told that "the 'night before' must end early enough for you to sober up before reporting to work? Yet such things ought not to be. F...
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Steve Perkins-2014 Indiana Teacher of the Year: I Don't Want An Education
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Steve Perkins-2014 Indiana Teacher of the Year. Monday, August 29, 2016. I Don't Want An Education. In the classic 1960 film Spartacus. The famous gladiator-turned-freedom-fighter (Kirk Douglas) enjoys a rare evening of peace with his beloved Varinia (Jean Simmons). As they recline in a meadowland indulge in the soft conversation of lovers, their talk turns to knowledge of the wide world. Spartacus: I know nothing. Nothing! And I want to know. I want to. I want to know. We can tantalize our students with...
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Steve Perkins-2014 Indiana Teacher of the Year: I Couldn't Eat My Raisins
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Steve Perkins-2014 Indiana Teacher of the Year. Wednesday, December 14, 2016. I Couldn't Eat My Raisins. The following is a true story. A teacher I know, let's call her "Sally," teaches at a public high school where water bottles and food are forbidden among the students. This policy exists despite research suggesting that food and water are, when considered in the balance of life, pretty good things and that the lack of food. Can be detrimental to learning. We also know that ready access to food. Perfor...
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Steve Perkins-2014 Indiana Teacher of the Year: November 2016
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Steve Perkins-2014 Indiana Teacher of the Year. Wednesday, November 16, 2016. A Not Untypical Day In High School. I teach at a public high school. Of just under 4,000 students. Our classes are huge. We are not elite. And yet these things happened today. Those who have ears to hear, let them hear. Meaning "they flashed," and one of my students said, "Oh, that's just like in that Catullus poem we read last year where the suns flashed for him." He was referring to Catullus 8. Magazine to run the pictures...
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Steve Perkins-2014 Indiana Teacher of the Year: October 2016
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Steve Perkins-2014 Indiana Teacher of the Year. Wednesday, October 12, 2016. The officers of our school's chapter of the Indiana Junior Classical League. And I sat back and watched. I listened. And I was astounded as I so frequently am. A small, diverse group of young people discussed what they could know with regard to science. My colleague did not lead the group. The students led themselves. In fact, one of them had prepared the materials you see here to guide the conversation. Links to this post.
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