Student Motivation and Expectation
Everyone knows the theory but applying it can be challenging: students will work to the level of teacher expectation. I totally believe that many students are not succeeding in the […]
Everyone knows the theory but applying it can be challenging: students will work to the level of teacher expectation. I totally believe that many students are not succeeding in the […]
What is the number one complaint I hear as a teacher? I wish I knew how to motivate my child. I hear this over and over and can share in […]
For the final post in Raising Good Students, I wanted to address the all-too-common problem of student/teacher conflict. The reality is sometimes students have personality conflicts with teachers. The reality […]
Generation Y has been called by the New York Times the “entitled generation.” This is no surprise to the classroom teacher. Almost everyday during “teacher lunch” (25 minutes of choking […]
At the end of last year, a parent told me that she was so glad the school year was over so she would not have to do hours of homework […]
The norm today is students often complain about schoolwork. As a teacher, I take responsibility for some of this knowing that teachers often make learning dull, tedious, and unrelated to […]
Parents are always asking me what they can do at home to help their child succeed in the classroom, so I’ve decided to weigh in the next few weeks with […]
I’m slightly perplexed by all of the uproar about Miley Cyrus’ performance at the VMAs a couple of nights ago. We live in a sex-infiltrated society with movies, tv shows, […]
Monday, August 26th –Rest The start of a new year is exhausting. Every year, I have a cold by the end of the first month: this year was no exception. […]
Monday, August 19th – Wisdom On a daily basis, teachers must focus on the individual needs of dozens of children, communicate with their parents, work with colleagues, write lesson plans […]