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Engaging Reluctant Writers
How can you engage reluctant writers? Try these strategies! Rich Click here to purchase a copy of ROGUE Leader: Make the Rules, Inspire Others, and Take Control…
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Who Cares?!
There’s been a lot of vitriol toward teachers recently. Some people believe that teachers are selfish in wanting schools to go remote right now. The allegation most associated says…
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The Holy Grail of Education (Dewey Post #5)
“I believe that the school must represent life - life as real and vital to the child as that which he carries on in the home, in the neighborhood,…
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Getting Back on the Bike (Dewey Post #4)
“Give the pupils something to do, not something to learn; and the doing is of such a nature as to demand thinking; learning naturally results.” - John Dewey It…
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Process Not Product (Dewey Post #2)
“Were all instructors to realize that the quality of mental process, not the production of correct answers, is the measure of educative growth something hardly less than a revolution…
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Preparing Students (Dewey Post #1)
“Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.” - John Dewey We’ve all used the phrase lifelong learner before. It’s a buzz word that I hear whenever…
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5 Alternatives to Homework
Homework continues to be a hot topic to debate among educators, parents, and especially students. Try these five alternatives to homework. Let students have the time back to find…
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Where We Are, Jan. 2022 Edition
I find myself asking a simple question often these days. Where are we? Here is where we actually are in January, 2022. Trying to find subs for subs who called…
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Slowing Down
The flaws within our educational system are being exposed right now on a grand level. We are seeing that a major component of our elementary schooling system revolves only…
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Ending Your Day
How do students currently end a class period or their day? Is it a blur? Do students accomplish anything, or are they rushed out at the last minute? Try…