Seeking Silence

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Kyle Conway

Sometimes ideas come from the strangest places. Sometimes ideas stem from the intentional misuse of items. Sometimes in order to succeed you’ve got to take drastic steps. A couple of weeks ago I joked about buying some sort of headphone that might block out the noise. Turns out those types of headphones are kind of expensive. Turns out that my father-in-law (and my brother’s father-in-law) are into guns. Turns out people who use guns with any great regularity also protect their ears. Turns out that these types of headphones aren’t very expensive at all. And guess what… this helps me … Continue reading →

Encouragement for Struggling Readers

Posted on July 13, 2008 by Lyn Newton

Recently I have been discussing the ways that teachers can knock out the excuses that students give on why they do not enjoy reading. There are several little things that teachers can do to help encourage students to read. Many students are not completely against reading. They feel that they are not good at it so they simply give up on reading. Teachers can help students in this situation by giving them hope to be a better reader. Taking reading tests of any type can be very stressful for students who struggle in reading. Before administering these types of tests … Continue reading →

Education Week in Review: June 28- July 11

Posted on July 12, 2008 by Lyn Newton

Back to school is drawing near. Many educational topics have been discussed this week. Throughout the week I have placed a focus on providing teachers with thoughts and ideas. Sunday, July 6 How Will You Grade Your Students? While most believe that grading papers is an easy part of teaching, in some cases it is not. There are many different options when it comes to how you will grade your students. Teaching the Curriculum Although two teachers are given the same textbook and curriculum, they do not necessarily teach the same things. This article discusses the different ways that teachers … Continue reading →

How Teachers can Help Students Enjoy Reading

Posted on July 10, 2008 by Lyn Newton

I have been having many discussions lately about reading. In those discussions I gave some very common reasons why children state they do not like to read. In those excuses children stated that they did not like to read because they were going to have a test later and that took all of the fun out of reading. I have also been giving teachers tips and advice on how to do away with these no reading excuses. There are many simple tasks that teachers can carry out to encourage children to read. One suggest thing that teachers can do is … Continue reading →

Knocking Out Reasons Students Avoid Reading

Posted on July 9, 2008 by Lyn Newton

I had begun listing some common reasons that children and adults alike state that they do not enjoy reading. When looking over those common reasons there are things that teachers can do to help with all of them. While teachers cannot force students to enjoy reading, they can encourage children to read. In this article I will begin discussing the things that teachers can do to address the reasons why children claim they do not like to read. The first reason was due to painful eyes and headaches. When child complains of eye burring or headaches during reading, further investigation … Continue reading →