I usually don't have a problem with this because I work with students in small groups -- five or six students. However, I have one group of fifth...
PCdiva, the way you explained what happened doesn't sound like he threatened her at all. If my hypothetical daughter told me that story, I'd want...
Charter schools don't only accept "better" students...they have enrollment, and if too many people apply there is a lottery. The thing is that...
Charter schools receive about 80% of the money that public schools do; the remaining 20% or more is made up by fundraising efforts. Why are you...
Another things that charters do is weed out the kids whose parents don't care at all. So the kids will do better, on average, than their peers...
"If charters are spending more money per pupil than public schools, and charters (like the KIPP schools) have a high attrition rate for low...
I think, given the OP's reaction to seeking professional help, that it counts as insensitive to continue to insist on that as being the only...
This is what part of the problem with the teaching profession is.
If you can find another job, go for it. If you cannot, stay where you are. Remember that change takes time -- you cannot change the school in...
I am getting my special ed cert through online classes (at St. Joe's), taking my third and fourth classes right now. The first two classes were...
"Since the 1980s, the main driver of Finnish education policy has been the idea that every child should have exactly the same opportunity to...
I recommend getting a bunch of books from the library, and having them choose from those. Get varied reading levels, and don't assume they only...
"We set according to ability. Bottom sets will have fewer students. I have a bottom year 8 set (7th grade in your measurment) which has 10...
A lot of teachers at my school play classical music. It's calming, and a lot of the kids like it, even though they initially think it's boring....
Hey all - I was just asked by my principal to be the gifted and talented case manager for one student. I've never done anything like this before!...
In the article, they make a good point that private schools tout their small class sizes as one of the most positive aspects of the school. I...
In my experience, larger classes can function when the kids are calm and quiet, and don't need a lot of help mastering the material. This is...
I had a student like that last year -- he was an incredible decoder, but did not comprehend the higher-level stuff he was able to decode....
Just go to wikipedia...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_amendments_to_the_United_States_Constitution#Ratified_amendments
Are there any other students in the class who grasp the material as well as she does, even if they are doing so more slowly? Perhaps you could...
