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All about teachers and the world of teaching; teachers sharing their best and worst interactions with students, best teaching practices, the path to becoming a teacher, and more.
STRANGE COMMENTS FROM STUDENTS' PARENTS
It is really something that some teacher, parent, student exchanges stay with you for the rest of your teaching career. Some are awesomely uplifting. Other incidents that transpire haunt and annoy for years, like Fred Flintstone's little alien, "The Great Gazoo". He was a wise-ass, little green man, that although helpful and wisdom-filled ET at certain moments, he could undermine and confuse Fred's best intentions, hilariously, at other times..
By Arlene Pitts6 years ago in Education
When Does a Student Become YOUR Problem?
When I was a first year teacher, I vowed to myself, that no matter how busy I was, I would always take the time to call parents and tell them something "good" their child has done and to call to share any problems I was having with a child. In one instance, I was totally taken by surprise by the response I received from a parent.
By Arlene Pitts6 years ago in Education
Can You Say, "A W K W A R D"?
I'd like to share three experiences where a former teacher did something that made me feel uncomfortable. In high school, a young physical education teacher asked us to dress in the school’s required black one piece swim suit and walk in front of our female classmates. I was short, fat and under-developed. We were asked to critique each other’s physical attributes. Can you say “awkward”!! After the first few classes went through this process, there was a parent uproar and the process was stopped. Thank God! I have never gotten over that humiliating squid in my stomach.
By Arlene Pitts6 years ago in Education
Soft Skills - An Indispensable Part Of Online Classes!
Technology has given us the chance to connect any one of our teachers in the farthest corner of the world. Online training may be the new standard for many teachers. It is really a new trend in learning. By this, both the teachers and students can perform their work in a comfortable environment. However, in the case of online classes, teachers are still students.
By Ashams Vijayan6 years ago in Education
Importance of Digital Literacy for Teachers In 2020
In History, you must have read about Stone Ages. Stone tools and variance in their sizes, shapes and utility differentiated each age and the nature of the people who lived through the period. In that case, the ideal nomenclature for the 21st century would be Digital Age or Information Technology Age.
By Meera Nair6 years ago in Education
Critical Literacy and its Importance
Have you heard this ‘critical literacy’ term before? I am sure you all have had, maybe in some other words. Critical literacy is considered as an important element. Critical literacy refers to the way one thinks, research or delivers the information.
By Carmella Baszler6 years ago in Education
COVID has helped me become a better teacher
For as long as I can remember, I have wanted to be a teacher. My mother has told me stories of how I used to take all my toys - my Barbie dolls, my baby dolls, and all my stuffed animals - and read to them. My favorite game to play was school, even when I was a teenager with a child of my own. When people would ask me what I wanted to do when I grew up, I would never hesitate to tell them that I wanted to be a teacher.
By Sara K. Stevenson6 years ago in Education
Knowing Your Students
School is almost here and COVID-19 has changed the atmosphere as we prepare for going back to school. Some schools are opening for face to face instruction, some are going virtual, and some are doing hybrid programs. Parents are making decisions about whether to send their kids into the classroom, some are choosing virtual education, and some are choosing to homeschool. Whatever your situation is, and whatever you choose, I am not here to judge you. We made the choice that was the best for our family and I assume everyone else is doing the same. But, if you are an educator who is finding yourself suddenly in the virtual education world due to COVID-19, you may have lots of questions. I am here to hopefully help.
By Staci Dillon6 years ago in Education
Unpacking Our Students' Emotional Baggage for Success and High Standards
I am unapologetically an introvert by nature. I require a significant amount of quiet/alone time in order to perform at my peak. I am non-confrontational and often let things go unaddressed as I typically do not wish to “disrupt the peace”. I give you this background information to give you an idea of how significant the situation in this paper is to my heart as an educator, more specifically an educator who has first- hand knowledge of poverty as I come from it and by many standards I am still living in it.
By Veronica Thompson6 years ago in Education
In Hope Not Denial
In the State of New York, children between the ages of three and five years who qualify for special education services receive their services and support through The Department of Education’s Committee on Preschool Special Education. Often times children who have been identified as having special needs that warrant the support of a related service provider(s), and or the support of a special education teacher (be it in a center based preschool special education program or the support of an itinerant teacher who provides special education support in the home or a general education program), preschool is the first time in which they may have been identified as having a need warranting support. Other times, children who receive special education services and support through the Committee on Preschool Education have had services through the Early Intervention program that provides education and related services to children suspected of having or who have been diagnosed with a special need between the ages of birth and age three.
By Veronica Thompson6 years ago in Education
A Call To Action
Our communities are filled with new nuances and a new evolution of the mind. Family as the foundation of society has changed and society has been shaken. We need stabilizers who can help our children survive the new normalcy. They have to be armed with compassion and love for the future to win this battle within our community. We need individuals who will take the time and make a difference. And so we lift out this call to action expecting those who want to change the future for the better to come forward full and prepare to advance the agenda that will prepare all children for the long road ahead trying to figure out the future and how to make their path in their studies.
By Distinguished Honorary Alumni Dr. Matthew Primous6 years ago in Education
