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12 Apr Op-Ed: Parent Involvement Is Not a Suggestion—It Is a Must

Posted at 17:05h in Education

When students in my classroom knows their parents and I will be supporting each other in their education, they are much more likely to be committed to their own education. Quite a few of my students come into my class believing they are performing for me...

11 Apr Kentucky Partners with National Group to Engage Teachers

Posted at 01:37h in News

Thursday, April 11th, 2013 Press Contact: Rebecca Wales (703) 835-6118 April 11, 2013 (National) – In an effort to better engage teachers in the implementation of Kentucky’s Professional Growth and Effectiveness System (PGES), theKentucky Department of Education, the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, the Kentucky Education Association, and the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence announced...

10 Apr Op-Ed: No More Excuses—School Food Must Be Good Food

Posted at 17:10h in Education

As a middle-school teacher I’m always amazed at the power of a granola bar. I find that on field trips the fix for a crabby kid is often a bite to eat. My husband can attest to the fact that my mood swings dramatically with...

09 Apr Are Schools Just Reacting to Bullying Instead of Preventing It?

Posted at 17:17h in Education

In her book How to Bullyproof your Classroom, Caltha Crowe reminds us “the problem of bullying is actually the challenge of kindness.” When I first read this quote in Caltha’s book, it really struck me. We are doing so much work to address bullying, but in...

05 Apr When Kids Are Afraid to Tell Teachers About Bullying — That Is a Problem

Posted at 17:24h in Education

When I first started teaching, I wasn’t exactly sure how I should respond to tattling. I wanted children to tell me what was going on, but I didn’t want to hear everything, did I? After all, how did I know if a child was tattling...

03 Apr We Need Better Principals

Posted at 17:35h in Education

Great leadership is at the helm of any successful endeavor. This is certainly true for education. I pride myself on being a great classroom leader. My students know I run the ship and we've built a relationship of mutual respect, so they gladly follow my lead....