Stop Making Excuses
March 29, 2014
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In my many years of experience in education, I think I’ve heard it all – excuses from teachers, parents, and students. Excuses from parents and
In my many years of experience in education, I think I’ve heard it all – excuses from teachers, parents, and students. Excuses from parents and
In my professional career I have heard many debates about when children should begin writing and how to keep an interest in writing through high
It seems the trend has moved away from banning books to banning words – particularly words that cause self esteem problems in children. Attempts to
There are many reasons for school students to have anxiety. In my educational experiences I have seen many causes of childhood stress that range from
One of my earlier blogs was on the importance of technology in schools. With all the technology available to our students a new movement in
With spring nearly here it is time to think about next school year. Should you be faced with a set of twins or multiples, the
Kindergarten today is much different than it was several years ago. It will be even more different in the next few years. It is in
My recent book You’ve Got To Be Kidding Me! The Educators’ Secret Handbook deals with many scenarios of the public school system. A few scenarios are on
What does assessment look like in your school? What should it look like? Are teachers as well as students assessing the quality of the work?
Are schools teaching values to children? Are they teaching character education to children and is it the same as teaching values to children? Schools refer