12 Apr Op-Ed: Parent Involvement Is Not a Suggestion—It Is a Must
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...
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11 Apr Kentucky Partners with National Group to Engage Teachers
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...
10 Apr Op-Ed: No More Excuses—School Food Must Be Good Food
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...
09 Apr Are Schools Just Reacting to Bullying Instead of Preventing It?
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,...
05 Apr When Kids Are Afraid to Tell Teachers About Bullying — That Is a Problem
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...
03 Apr We Need Better Principals
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...