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 More
A 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 How
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