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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: N = Nurses

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In my perks of public education, I would like to address a group of people today. For the letter N, I will compliment the nurses that work in the schools. Nurses have not always, and are still not in some cases, been placed inside of schools. Until recently, my school did not have a full time nurse for the student body. School nurses are wonderful additions to the faculty and staff of a school. A nurse is not only a service for the children and parents but also for the teachers. The nurses allow teachers to continue their teaching while … Continue reading →

Substitute Teacher’s Corner: Medical Intervention

You know, one thing that teachers struggle with on a day to day basis are the individual needs of their students – as a sub, when you walk into a classroom where a student has specialized needs, it can really ramp up the pressure you feel. Recently, I was called in as a floater. In other words, I’d go where they needed me throughout the day. Sometimes, you get a class where you teach all day and sometimes you don’t. That day, I was assigned to a kinder class and that was fine. I like kindergarten, they’re young, they’re fresh … Continue reading →

Crib Notes for Middle School Students

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It seems that every time I take a look at education, more and more nontraditional courses are being taught to students. I think that it all began with home economics and general building courses. It then moved to more elaborate types of vocational course studies. Next, we began teaching students about sex education. From there, we traveled into learning about the negative effects of drugs. Before long, a course about good character was added. The new course of study that I have discovered is one that I never thought would be needed in our middle school classrooms. Pontiac, Michigan has … Continue reading →