Recent Education Blog PostsIs College a Must?by K_REY_C05 Nov 2009 08:48 PMI was talking to one of my cousins a while back and he was talking about how proud and impressed he was that I was trying to get my Ph.D. The Learning of Teachingby K_REY_C03 Nov 2009 10:31 PMHere is one of the most important things I've learned about teaching: it teaches you to learn. So, so simple but so, so true. I recently showed my students my notes for class one day. They were shocked. Pages and pages of notes. Straight from High School to College?by Dale Harcombe02 Nov 2009 02:22 PMIs it a good idea to go straight from high school to college? Many young people I know have chosen to take a year's break and defer their college or university for a year and do one of two things. I'll talk about one today and the other in my next education blog. Unfortunate but Necessary Changes in Educationby K_REY_C29 Oct 2009 09:21 PMI was at a funeral this week. Funerals tend to be large gatherings of families. One consequence of these events is that people get to talking and catching up about one another's lives. I was the "in-law" at this particular funeral. Responsibilityby K_REY_C27 Oct 2009 09:04 PMIt is now half-way through the semester where I teach. The students have all taken their midterm exams. They have been issued midterm grades. Some of them are doing well... and some of them are doing poorly. A Dangerous Trend in Nursery Rhymes and Fairy Talesby Dale Harcombe26 Oct 2009 01:45 PMNursery Rhymes and fairy tales help teach children about the world. That's the view of many experts including June Factor who has spent many years researching childhood and school playground rhymes and writing children's books. Going to Classby K_REY_C22 Oct 2009 09:39 PMPeople often ask me why I do so well in school. I've never hated school but I wasn't always particularly fond of it either. Nevertheless I always did well in school. All the way from grade school through my current Ph.D. program. Reconnecting with Readingby K_REY_C20 Oct 2009 04:17 PMDale's most recent blog post here in Education, The Most Vital thing You Can Do for your Child's Education, really got me thinking. The Most Vital thing You Can Do for Your Child's Educationby Dale Harcombe19 Oct 2009 12:13 PMToday as promised, here is the most vital information about your child's education and something any parent can do. The most important thing you can do for your child's education is read to them, read to them from the time they are babies. Excuses, Excuses, Excuses #1: Busy Workby K_REY_C15 Oct 2009 08:34 AMWhy is it that students don't do their homework? What motivates the decision for a student to ignore a task that has been set before them to complete? Recent Blog Comments GoldenRaysOfSun says... "It sounds great and I agree with many points made here." |
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"I agree with you because as students we didnt take things as serious as we should have but now that we know that we will be teaching knowledged to someone other than ourselves; then we want to make that imperssion."
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