Here are some last minute ideas and thoughts on Halloween this year. Halloween is just around the corner; and this is a fun time for teachers to bring in creative lessons, plus some arts and crafts. But what about older students? Or for children who don’t celebrate Halloween? Do they just get left out? Unfortunately […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I believe that the debate over quality education and learning is a bunch of smaller debates that really consist of people going round and round in circles. In October, I wrote about the need for educational reform. One of the points that I touched on was the lack of teacher involvement in that discussion. In […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I can honestly say that I have never eaten a school lunch. No, wait…I did, one time, on the first day of 8th grade. I ate a hot dog, weird mashed potatoes, and a Del Monte fruit cup. It didn’t go well. And I can really truly say that I didn’t do it again. Which […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s so great when you’re in school and you not only understand what’s going on, but you’re learing the lessons and have no trouble getting the work done. It’s even more amazing when that feeling of comprehension lasts the entire time you’re in school – from first grade until the end of your Master’s Degree. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Everyone does better in their learning when they have an example to follow. And, like so many other parts of life these days, that example comes from the classroom. As a big advocate of saving the environment (really who shouldn’t be?) I have the top 6 ways to help make that example of change start […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The educational author, Jonathan Kozol writes how there is value in having a classroom filled with work from all students [look at me, using the word ‘work’ Alfie Kohn would be so upset]. I completely agree. But for me, knowing how to fill my classroom is an internal struggle. I always wanted each child to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
