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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 →

My Frustrations with Teachers and Above Average Students

We have had the discussion about educating gifted children before. We all realize that much more focus is placed on struggling children than those who are well beyond exceeding. Most teachers are threatened by intelligent students and have no idea how to take them beyond their level. Those that do know how are not willing to put in the extra time of planning. Today I want to stay clear of the word gifted. Some children are smart but not gifted. Just because a child is intelligent and may function higher than the standards set for his or her grade level … Continue reading →