In a world of apps and virtual reality, we sometimes forget about the old standards like board games and card games. Some of these “old” games, however, can help young people pick up important lessons as well as keep their …
One of the terrible misconceptions about success and education is that student IQ is the strongest predictor of long term success. Within the last 40 years, however, educator training has moved into the direction of helping students cultivate and grow …
As mentioned in a previous article, planning for instruction at the end of the school year can feel hopeless. One interruption after another can derail any attempt at maintaining the flow of instruction. Sometimes the scope and sequence of a …
Being back in school at the age of thirty-six, I have noticed many changes since the old times when I was an undergrad. I overhear a lot of stuff I don’t understand, for instance kids fifteen years younger than me …
There’s more to school than reading, writing, and arithmetic. School is perhaps a student’s first interaction with a social environment outside of his or her own family. It is important that we create environments in which students can grow into …
Dandelions can grow anywhere. You even see them popping up in between cracks in the sidewalk. They are hardy and resilient. They can withstand the harshest conditions. The orchid, on the other hand, is fragile and needs just the right …
“Active learning” has been a hot phrase in education for the past few decades: inclusion, collaboration, class participation, roundtable discussion, class games, and project-based learning, among other methods, continue to be trendy in high schools everywhere. As a high school …
Each child is so unique in the ways that they learn. Does your child like to explore the world around them? Does he/she prefer talking to people and enjoy reading? Does your child like pictures, charts and likes to write? …
Are boys and girls really that different? What do you think of right away when you picture the ‘typical’ little boy or girl? Picture a kindergarten classroom. As you scan the room you see a bunch of little boys playing …