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Cons of Students Knowing Skill Levels

Previously, I discussed how it was brought to my attention that some schools are now helping students to understand their skill levels. The students are being given a skill number that helps them know where they stand academically. In my last article I discussed the pros of students knowing their skill levels. In this article I will address some cons of students knowing and understanding how they compare academically. Lack of Effort When an intelligent student is given a very high skill number and realizes that his or her number is much higher than some other students, the child may … Continue reading →

Grouping Special Education Students for Scheduling Purposes

Scheduling is always a big task for schools. Many schedules have to be created at the beginning of each school year. The task is even more complicated when new positions are added or old positions are taken away. Cafeteria schedules must be created. A schedule for the teachers’ plan periods is also a must. In addition, special people such as instructional assistants and special education teachers require a schedule to follow. With a limited number of hours in the day and many people to accommodate, some schools find themselves in a jam when it comes to creating a schedule for … Continue reading →

Education A to Z: O for Organize Your Students’ Life

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Can you believe it? We are up to the letter O in my Education A to Z blog series? I want to focus on an important aspect of education, organization. Yes, teachers need to be organized to keep her classroom running smoothly and to start the year off in a great fashion. I don’t want to focus on keeping teacher’s organized, instead I want to focus on how parents can get their child organized and keep them organized throughout the school year. 1. Purchase all school supplies that may be on your child’s list for necessary items. Even if you … Continue reading →

Teaching All Children

Most schools have special programs or teachers to help those students who struggle. My school is also fortunate to have a teacher to facilitate those students who go beyond excelling. We have an in-house teacher that works with a select group of gifted upper grade students. My district has a gifted class in a central location that serves all of the schools in the county. Students in second grade and above are allowed to attend if certain criteria are met. These programs are wonderful and I am glad that we have them. However, classroom teachers should also be doing their … Continue reading →

Update: Should Kindergarteners Receive Traditional Letter Grades

Last week I wrote a blog about whether kindergarteners should receive traditional letter grades as opposed to pass/fail grades. The idea was spurred by an article in our local paper debating the merits of this new policy here in Mobile. In Sunday’s paper, a retired child management specialist for the Mobile Mental Health Center and a former public school teacher wrote a guest editorial concerning this new policy. The headline was Grading Too Soon, so I knew right away what his opinion was. In the article he wrote that kindergarteners need encouragement not labeling. He went on to say that … Continue reading →