It’s a given, that in school there are tests to take. An overwhelming majority of test-takers feel varying levels of building anxiety within the 36-48 hours preceding the exam. To help alleviate some of that nervous energy, educators provide their students with study skills, test prep packets, and time; in order to better prepare them. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
http://www.oregonlive.com/books/index.ssf/2009/09/essay_why_i_loathe_goodnight_m.html There was a time no other words could stir terror for my wife quite like these: “In the great green room, there was a telephone, and a red balloon, and a picture of …” In the dark places of her heart, the places we try never to let our children see, she loathed “Goodnight […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Remember when we were in junior high or high school? When you would call the girl or boy you liked, dial their number and then hang up real quick once they answered? Ahh, the good ol’ days. Or remember watching the Simpsons and listening to Bart crank call Moe’s Tavern? Funny stuff that Bart. Since […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Patterson, one of the world’s best-selling novelists, touts six children’s books he’s featured on his website ReadKiddoRead.com. His Daniel X: Watch the Skies is currently The New York Times’ No. 1 best-selling children’s chapter book. The Stinky Cheese Man by Jon Scieszka. What if the Ugly Duckling grew up to be even uglier? These wonderfully […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I know, I know, there is an A in the word team, that the clique goes, “There’s no I in team;” but I believe that when it comes to academics that there’s no A goes all the way. Although I don’t know who came up with the phrase, I do know that it’s said to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Teachers are constantly being taught and told how to better instruct their students. From ‘teaching to the test’, thematic units, and multicultural education, there are a variety of strategies that can be implemented into lesson plans. When I was in graduate school I felt overwhelmed by the options available to teachers. The one that I […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
