Students 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
No Time For Dull Teaching Tools
The attention to given to critical examination of the effectiveness and efficiency of teaching tools and strategies is catastrophically small within a school calendar of business. Sharpen your tools or suffer dull results. Continue reading
Biliteracy Is An Achievable Advantage
With 400 languages spoken in the USA, being multilingual is a choice that provides advantages in a student’s future education and career. The first choice is for school leaders to provide opportunities for all children to learn second and third languages. Continue reading
Unheralded Educators
Not all educators are in the classroom. Bus drivers have untold and unmeasured impact upon children on the bus; unheralded positive relations that add value to a child’s growing up. Continue reading
Your Personal Pantheon of Teachers
Does a teacher make a difference in a child’s life? With 100% certainty, yes. Each of has a personal pantheon of teachers who hooked us and we became theirs for our lifetime. Continue reading