Academic success in school is not something that just happens for selected students. If this were the case, there would be a special school lottery where the winners all receive A’s (not a bad idea for a school fundraiser). Instead, …
A child’s room is sort of their sanctuary away from the rest of the world. It is their place to be free from most supervision and judgment. Think of it as like their mancave. It matters to them how it …
A friend of mine came over to my house last year with his latest gadget that he was trying out. He had been raving about it for the last couple weeks and felt I should give it a try. Most …
Can you recall the days back when you were in school when the internet had not been invented and computers in the classroom were an extreme rarity? I don’t think of myself as old, but our school district did not …
When schools started originally eyeing steps to move towards the one to one (1:1) computing initiative about a decade ago, they were interested in having one computer device available for every student that was in the school. This began with …
It is a nerve-wracking experience. One of the most stressful times any parent will face. Your child is soon graduating high school and will be attending college in the very near future. Ensuring that your kid is ready is sort …
School budgets seem to be shrinking in every district. As administration and the school board looks into making cuts to save money, one of the first things they seriously consider is eliminating teachers. While it does cut down on school …
I can recall back when I was a young student and there were basically two forms of punishment if you were having issues in class. One type was a corporal punishment with a spanking with a wooden paddle. The other …
The question is on every teacher’s mind: How do we increase student engagement when attention spans appear to be getting shorter every year? It does not matter if it is elementary or high school, we are all facing the same …
We have all been there. Our first year of teaching is not exactly a reassuring experience that supports our life dream of becoming an educator. We start to second guess ourselves and wonder if we did choose the right career …