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Education Week in Review: June 16 – June 22

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Another week of summer break has ended. It is very hot and dry here in Middle Tennessee. Education stories are keeping the news hot. My Google alerts have been full. I hope that you have been keeping up with the latest articles. Check below for the week in review. Saturday, June 16 Concerns of Public Education: Y = Yelling Managing discipline and controlling anger can be difficult tasks for teachers. Education programs need to focus on teaching alterative discipline techniques. Thinking Students and the Classroom Thinking students prefer organization and logical in the tasks that they complete. They act based … Continue reading →

Child With Special Needs Handcuffed By Police

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This week, a seven year old child (who has special needs), was handcuffed by police after the child became very agitated at school. This happened at a public school in Queens, New York. These are the kinds of news stories that make me, a former teacher, very concerned. The story started in a classroom at a public elementary school. I’ve read many articles about this story, and I have not been able to definitively determine if the classroom was a Special Education classroom, or if it was a mainstream classroom that included at least one student who had special needs … Continue reading →

Punishing Your Cat

Let me say right off the bat that I’m a big believer in positive reinforcement. We’d all much rather be praised than punished, right? This holds true for our pets, too. In short, positive reinforcement means praising and/or rewarding your pet immediately after a good behavior. This teaches them to do the good things you want them to do. Your praise or reward encourages them to repeat the behavior. Sometimes, we lash out when we see a negative behavior. This could be anything from a cry of dismay, yelling the cat’s name, or a tap on the nose. We do … Continue reading →

How Do Dogs Learn?

There are some behaviors that dogs inherit from their wild relatives. Inherited behaviors are strongly influenced by breed; for example, a border collie tends to have strong herding instincts while a greyhound (and other sighthounds) will have a strong desire to chase moving objects. Some dogs have an innate calm; others are innately nervous. My Lally seems to be the nervous type — sudden noises and movements will startle her. Human behavior around animals can help tone down or key up these behaviors. Inherited behaviors can’t be unlearned but you can work around them. When Lally gets excited, she tends … Continue reading →