My sister works full time at Walmart. She doesn't have cable. She never goes on vacations or eats out. I took her and her kids to the Cheesecake...
That's not what the US census considers Hispanic. I guess it comes down to what each specific scholarship will consider as Hispanic. I know...
I don't think this is all that big of a deal. It happens to all teachers every now and then. Just go back the next day, explain that you made a...
If you are talking about all assessments, this is not true. If a parent requests assessment in writing, we have 15 days to respond, and they have...
Here's my opinion... You said he's 100% German. That alone should answer your question. Being born in Costa Rica doesn't make him any more...
While I generally don't think FF workers should be paid $15.00 an hour, the reality is that many of them are adults, supporting family, and...
When I was in the classroom, I graded with a green felt pen. If I was all out of green pens, I would use purple, but it was almost always a green...
When I was about 20, I started working at a local high school in their special education program. Nearly every day, I was mistaken for a student...
One of the cognitive tests that I like to use for kids such as the one described is the KABC-II, if I think the student can handle it. The KABC-II...
If they are moving from one school to another (such as elementary to middle school) within the same district, transition IEPs should be held...
I buy the SchoolPro Electric Pencil Sharpener. It's a bit expensive, but it works well, and usually lasts a few school years, maybe more. I like...
More and more districts in CA are moving to SEIS, which makes transferring kids in and out of the district much easier. I know LAUSD uses...
By law, re-evaluations have to be done every three years. You can do a "record review" and avoid the testing if you feel that nothing has changed...
Maybe it's just southern california then. The only pride I see here is hispanic pride, which is more ethnical than regional.
Can I ask an honest question? Why do southerners have such fierce pride in being from the south? Where does that need to identify with being a...
When I used jeopardy in the classroom, I divided the class into two teams, and each student had a turn in order of where they sat. The team that...
They are kids. They make kid-like decisions. They can't even go see a rated R movie by themselves, yet we want to trust them with deciding whether...
14 year olds are not mature enough to make such a life-altering decision. Most 15 and 16 year olds I know aren't either. Making HS optional is a...
I took about 20 minutes to find some research that supports this, but to my surprise, I couldn't really find anything worth mentioning, which is...
There's research that also shows that blacks from the Caribbean and UK perform lower than their white counterparts in tests of cognition. I...
