The Coolest Language Arts Teacher in Junior High

Let me start by saying I am not sure when English class became Language Arts but I do know that I do not like the change of name. It seems like we are trying to disguise the fact that English is the dominant language in America but that rant is for another blog. This blog is about how happy I am that the Tech Monkey's English teacher is in the same head space as him. This may sound strange but I know when my kid is in a class where the teacher doesn't get him and I know when the teacher does get him. I can see it in the grades he gets and I can tell when I meet with a teacher in parent teacher conference that the teacher either doesn't get him or just plain doesn't like him. So I have spent this last semester trying to get him moved from his previous teachers class to ANY other teacher. Thanks to an AWESOME vice principle we got my little Tech Monkey into honors classes and @misterwilson's class. When the class syllabus came home looking like the picture left, I knew that my Techie was in the right place.

At the risk of geeking out let me explain what seeing a QR on the syllabus meant to me. It meant that this teacher not only was a techie like my monkey but that he really wanted his students to communicate with. Here is a teacher who gives out his cell phone, Facebook,  Google +, and twitter account. If you can't contact this teacher you aren't trying. In a world that is going digital, I think having a plugged in teacher will serve these kids more than anyone can possibly imagine. The internet is changing the world as profoundly as the printing press did. And this teacher is moving at the speed of progress. He is in the head space of his kids and that makes his impact on them tremendous. As a mom I want my kids to have the best education and to be the best they can be. This guys makes me feel like he is on that path with me.

Now don't get me wrong there are plenty of other great teachers at this school, but this guy has got it going on and I just want to let people know how it is done right. So when you get a syllabus that has a QR on it what do you think?