GUILTY.

There, I said it.  I'm one of "those teachers".  One of those teachers who gives homework.  It isn't the best part of my job.  On the contrary, it's one of the least favorites.  I don't relish in the opportunity to make my students continue their classwork because I couldn't cover everything during my 51 minutes with them.  It doesn't bring me joy to know that there are times that they will have band practice, soccer games, and siblings to care for when they get home, leaving homework time to the 11:30 p.m. range.  More importantly, I don't feel like the work that my students are doing outside of my class is going to drastically improve 100% of my students' abilities to master any given standard.

Even rows separate desks that are aligned in parallel and uniform fashion.  The students sit upright, pencils in hand, eagerly ready to digest the content that is being projected by the instructor as he (or she) scribbles information onto a chalkboard.  What happened to these days?  Thankfully, something did.  Something changed the way that we are able to learn.  Something changed the way that we are able to teach.  Sadly, we don't use it enough.  The internet and media programs have the ability to transform any lesson.

With the influx of content available on YouTube, TeacherTube, The Teaching Channel, Ted, and so many others, creating videos has been the go-to for teachers and students looking for a creative way to demonstrate mastery or to deliver content.  Really.  Honestly.  Take a look in the mirror and ask yourself if you're as engaging, entertaining and awesome as this: