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Education Week in Review: February 2 – February

This week has brought many educational discussions and topics. Teachers and students alike are missing classes all across America due to sickness from the winter weather, snow and ice, and storms. Check below for any articles that you may have missed this week! Saturday, February 2 My Frustrations with Teachers and Above Average Students In this article I discuss my frustrations with the lack of support and encouragement that we give the above average students. These students need and extra push to move them even further above. Sunday, February 3 More about Taking Students above and Beyond This article is … Continue reading →

Adding Extra Information to Your Lessons

My last two articles have discussed how teachers need to push students above and beyond. Teachers need to be conscious of the needs of the students in the classroom who are above average. It is my opinion that students can learn much from just being exposed to various skills and information. We all know that exposure and life experiences greatly affect a child’s learning and performance. My exposure phase is not a separate section of my day. The exposure to new information is given through my everyday teaching. I simply add extra information that is not required. During reading, I … Continue reading →

More about Taking Students above and Beyond

My last article detailed my frustrations with teachers not raising the bar and taking the students beyond what is expected. By staying on level, teachers are not meeting the needs of the above average students. Many teachers feel that it takes extra work or extra planning to meet the needs of every level of the class. This does not always hold true. In my classroom, I have three phases that occur each day. I call these phases, reinforcement, teaching, and exposure. During reinforcement, I review skills that have previously been taught. In this phase, struggling students are given the extra … Continue reading →

Bloom’s Taxonomy for Homeschoolers

Whether you are a trained teacher or not, education is now your business. When I taught in school, I firmly believed that professional development was important for teachers. I firmly believe that the same is true for homeschoolers. We need to be engaged on a regular basis in learning the craft of teaching and figuring out how to apply it in our homes. If you were an education student, or a psychology student, you no doubt know of Bloom’s Taxonomy. In the mid-’50’s, Benjamin Bloom came up with a taxonomy that described some aspects that are important to learning behavior. … Continue reading →