“If a child can’t learn the way we teach…”
“If a child can’t learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn.” - Ignacio Estrada What’s our goal? Everybody say it with me: to teach students. Unfortunately, there are...
View ArticleCareer Sampling: Dave Saba comment
So, I commented on Dave Saba’s American Board site but I wasn’t sure if it posted so I thought I’d post it here. In response to his article about the number of different jobs the average 18-40 will...
View ArticleDon’t Knock the Less Experienced Teacher
Look, we all know the statistics. Many of the hardest-to-teach classes are being taught by the least experienced teachers. According to Education Week, a study was recently conducted in Philadeliphia...
View ArticleTeacher Observations: Principals vs. the Union
Teacher Magazine has an article today about Idaho’s progress in developing a standardized teacher evaluation that could be a stepping stone for developing an acceptable pay-for-performance legislature....
View ArticleNCLB? How ’bout B-studentsLB
I’ve been reading a lot of headlines lately about NCLB leaving out the over-achievers and potential leaders in our schools. Joanne Jacobs mentions it in her article, “What About the Smart Kids?” and...
View ArticleUCI Writers Project
“Oh, you must be so excited to summer break.” “Must be nice being a teacher, summer break and all.” Don’t you just hate it when civilians assume that just because your students are at camp, you are...
View Article“Hit a Jew” Day. Um, er…
I’m not sure what one can say about this latest story. AP reports that a number of students at a St Louis middle school are facing suspension for a spirit day gone awry. But how “Hug a Friend Day”...
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Top 10: How to Take Control of Your Teaching
Occasionally, I repost this article so that new readers can find it more easily. Based on some very enthusiastic feedback, it has since morphed into a book proposal called The Top Secret New Teachers...
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