I’ve often heard that education is a right that should be free and accessible to all, and I agree with this. Knowledge and learning should be available to everyone. However, not everyone has the right to be in the learning environment. A classroom must be respected by all, and students who choose to be disrespectful, … More School Is A Right, The Classroom Is A Privilege
How many times have you sat through a lesson or speech and noticed someone setting expectations for you, only to realize they don’t meet those expectations themselves? Did you lose respect for that person? Did it make you want to keep listening? I’ve noticed that many of us in education do this with our students. … More Be The Example
I have been in education for over 15 years, with 14 of those years spent teaching in the classroom. When I first began teaching, I saw a sense of pride and determination in my students. Most were focused on doing well, pushing themselves to improve, and caring deeply about their progress. Now, in my 14th … More Let’s Build A Thriving Society
It has been a while since I last posted. This year has been challenging but promising. I have learned a lot about myself; better yet, I have been reminded of things I already know but weren’t putting into action. When the school year started, I was not in a good place. I had a lot … More You’re Contagious
We tend to overcomplicate learning and education. We also think that learning is some linear process that needs to fit within a certain time frame. The truth is that learning is nothing more than habit-forming actions. We learn by doing, but if we only do something once or twice, we will never really know or … More The More You Do It…
A new school year is dawning, and we need to begin to refocus the purpose of education. For the past 5 or 6 years, education has switched to focusing on emotional and mental health. How this is a good thing, this isn’t and shouldn’t be the main focus of education. The classroom is not a … More The Purpose of the Classroom
Four years into teaching, I noticed an apathy among my students that was difficult to break. They were bored, cared very little about their work, and gave minimal effort. I wanted more for my students. I wanted them to be excited to be at school and to learn. I started researching how to get students … More Find Your Niche
The other day, our school had a field day consisting of morning activities and a movie in the afternoon. Students were sent home with permission slips so they could watch the movie. For students to participate in watching the movie, they needed to bring back their permission slips signed by their parents. A handful of … More Consistency and Consequences!
“Students are showing poor academic progress! (Whatever that means). “Students are behind!” “Students are not showing good academic achievement!” These are things that I hear all the time in education. What I find even more disturbing is how teachers and school districts propose they fix poor student achievement. I have heard it said that focusing … More Stop Fixing Academics With Academics
Reading, language arts, and math are the focus in lower and upper elementary grades. This doesn’t mean history and science are not taught but are not considered core subject matter. State and national assessments focus on the three core subjects. Science starts being assessed in fifth grade and then again every two years. Schools put … More The Key To Academic Success
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