Thankful for the Next Generation
Thankful for the Next Generation.
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Abolish the Kid Table
Tomorrow is the day that people set aside time to give thanks. Family, friends, health, and blessings are all things that top the Thanksgiving list, and certainly we have much […]
What We Can Learn From GenY – How to Work
My generation (the old people) and Generation Y (the young people) approach work very differently. For older generations, work often defines us, gives us confidence, creates our identity, and gives […]
What We Can Learn From GenY – Dream On
Most students have big dreams; most adults just try to make it through the day. When and why do adults stop dreaming? I know at some point bills must be paid […]
What We Can Learn from Gen-Y – Relationships Matter
Since this is the month to focus on thankfulness (even though this should be a year long focus), I’ve decided to post on characteristics and attributes that make GenY great and […]
Student Motivation – Anyone? Anyone? Anyone?
One of the primary reasons students are not motivated in the classroom is because their teachers are not motivated about teaching. Students, in many ways, mirror the standards, expectations, culture, […]
Student Motivation -Student Choice
I polled a class today about barriers to student motivation, and after they finished laughing at me about blogging on this topic, students were at no loss to tell me […]
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 […]
Student Motivation – Big Picture Thinking
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 […]
Raising Good Students – But You Don’t Know My Child’s Teacher
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 […]
Teach with Class 