Monthly Archives: December 2022
When we know what is right, we should try to do it. This statement is easier to say than to practice. Harder yet is defending bad practice. We should make the best practices of teaching and learning our daily commitment to the children we teach. Continue reading
Snow Days of Yore No MoreA snow-cancelled school day is a gift from the clouds. It is time to update our conceptions of how children treat a snow day. A contemporary understanding of snow days better informs how all adults make decisions about snow days. Continue reading
If We Want Students to Study, We Must Teach Them HowStudents are not born knowing how to study, so we must teach them how just as we teach them to read. We need to teach, practice, assess, clarify, and reinforce study habits if we want students to learn to study. Continue reading