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Education Week in Review: May 19-25

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School is out!! The last two weeks have been wild and the last few days have been chaos! I am glad for the break and ready to get back to blogging at Families.com. Summer should allow for many more discussions. Sunday, May 20 Update on My Weekend I recently attended field day with my nieces at a school in Nashville. The day was very enjoyable. It was nice to see things from a school visitor’s perspective and spend time with my family. Monday, May 21 Perks of Public Education: N = Nurses Nurses have not always been a part of … Continue reading →

Perks of Public Education: O= Outside Playtime

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I have discussed outdated materials as the letter O for concerns of public education. My perk for O is also somewhat of a concern. In this article I will describe how O for outside play can be a perk and a concern varying from school to school. At my school, outside playtime is a perk. Each day the entire student body, except for kindergarten because ours is separate, has a fifteen-minute recess. If the weather is nice the recess is outdoors. If the weather does not allow, the recess is held inside in the classrooms. However, under good weather conditions, … Continue reading →

Creating Your Own Worksheets

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I would like to begin this article by stating that I am not a big fan of worksheets. However, in some cases they cannot be avoided. When looking for worksheets to use with my students I have found that in many cases they do not meet my needs. Therefore many years ago I began making my own worksheets. Computer programs make it very easy to create your own worksheets for the classroom. While word processing programs such as Word or Works can be used, I prefer a program with a few more freedoms such as a print shop program. When … Continue reading →