Stop Teaching Today’s Students with Yesterday’s Strategies
It’s lunch time and you’re sitting in the lounge observing a casual discussion among a few veteran teachers. As it does every so often, the conversation comes up about how much kids have changed since they started teaching and how students...
Are Accelerated Classes Full of Just The Good Kids?
We have had a lot of discussion lately about accelerated courses (we offer accelerated math and English courses in our middle school). In our district we have established a litany of data points that help us make the decision of whether or not to enroll students into...
Failure’s Not Only An Option, It’s Preferred
I was having a conversation with a teacher today regarding quiz/test retakes; a topic on which many people have varying opinions. In our discussion, she referenced a video that another colleague had shared with her on the subject, which I asked her to forward to me as...
Making Positive Contact With 900 Kids
There are two types of kids that educators will generally communicate home about. The most common: those exhibiting behavioral problems. The runner up: those demonstrating exemplary skill in the classroom or extra-curricular activities. The former is almost always...
The Perception of Being Told What To Do
The second day of school I came across a student that was shuffling down the hallway at a seemingly glacial pace. His demeanor suggested that he wasn’t super thrilled to be doing whatever he was about to do. So, naturally, I asked him what was up. He said,...
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