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Is College a Must?

by K_REY_C

05 Nov 2009 08:48 PM

I 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 Teaching

by K_REY_C

03 Nov 2009 10:31 PM

Here 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.

Unfortunate but Necessary Changes in Education

by K_REY_C

29 Oct 2009 09:21 PM

I 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.

Responsibility

by K_REY_C

27 Oct 2009 09:04 PM

It 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.

Excuses, Excuses, Excuses #1: Busy Work

by K_REY_C

15 Oct 2009 08:34 AM

Why 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?

Learning about Education

by K_REY_C

13 Oct 2009 05:32 PM

There is no doubt about it: Education has changed. I'm currently in my 20th year of schooling and the differences between a Ph.D. program and kindergarten are astonishing. Long gone are the days of tactile exploration with toys and lessons about being kind.

Driver's Education-Who Was Your Teacher?

by Michele Cheplic

18 Jun 2009 01:19 PM

I'll never forget my driver's ed teacher. My grandma had the patience of a saint. Seriously. My then 72-year-old grandmother is the person I credit with teaching me how to drive a car. Well, her and Mr. Malingus, my high school driver's ed teacher.

Schools Taking a Bite Out of Lunchtime

by Michele Cheplic

02 Mar 2009 09:41 PM

Ask kids what their favorite part of the school day is and I'll bet anything that the majority will answer: "LUNCH!" Unfortunately for those students, bad news may be on the horizon.

Are We Apathetic About Student Ethics?

by Mary Ann Romans

30 Nov 2008 06:11 PM

A lot of our focus on ethics in education has to do with the environment for our students, what they are being taught, how they are being taught and who is teaching it to them.

Does "Bully Education" Really Work?

by Mary Ann Romans

14 Oct 2008 10:29 AM

Schools all across the country are making concerted efforts to deal with the very real issue of bulling.



Recent Blog Comments
 
beauty1913 says...

"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."

In The Learning of Teaching

GoldenRaysOfSun says...

"It sounds great and I agree with many points made here."

In High Schools: Back to One Path?


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