You absolutely should let them do corrections. We want learning to be effective. It is fine to fail often and early. Failure should be shown as...
Most of the legitimate research now shows that socio-economic level has a great deal more impact on educational outcomes than whether your teacher...
Check out the resources at Whole Brain Teaching. Download the free ebook (under ebook tab at the top) called Industrial Strength Whole Brain Teaching.
It's normal, but that is not a good thing.
Yellowdaisies, please do not think that I am talking about teachers in charter schools. I am addressing scammy practices by the boards of many of...
In NC if a child is opted out it counts as a 0 for the score for the district and for that teacher. In NC the testing results are the ONLY thing...
We actually have an awesome IT staff who typically responds the same day on a request, often within a couple of hours. I am not the only...
They can save them to their own drives and share them. However, I consistently run into problems with kids who save the files, with me watching,...
I live in NC. Many of the charter schools in the area are public charters. I can tell you that many public school teachers here resent them, the...
We have chromebooks, and Ipads. I am not typically an Apple fan, but I am thus far very underwhelmed by chromebooks. Their functionality is...
In NC we are supposedly evaluated on six standards. However, you can be rated at "Distinguished", the highest level on all five of the other...
In favor of the coding argument, several recent studies have shown that learning coding increases a student's ability to successfully problem...
Eye for an eye justice systems, pro and cons. Is imperialism justified if the people you conquered by force were benefited in the end?
I teach middle school. You can make a really big impression on them there. Sixth graders are still on the cusp of being babies, need lots of hand...
I think it will depend a great deal on where you teach. I love the classroom, but I experience the same negative stresses many people here are...
Let an attorney handle the heavy lifting. I am not an attorney, but it sounds like you have a legitimate grounds for a case. Have the attorney...
I average ten to fifteen hours per week outside class/school time.
Great tweak!
Dr. John Medina's Brain Rules also has some great stuff about the need to MOVE to learn.
Quia.com has lots of educational games. Also, learn4good.com
