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I am sad that my iPod broke. It has a list of songs on it that can really inspire me to work, exercise, and just plain enjoy myself. One day I was jamming in my car, and for some reason, my iPod just stopped working. Woe is me! I need a little help here.
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I'm not sure how long Hillary is going to hang in there, but I do think that she is one determined woman. If you would like to check out what the three candidates are saying about NCLB, teacher pay, and higher education affordability, click here . After
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Every year Parade Magazine provides us with insight as to how much money other people are making. The statistics are all over the map and include salaries of those scrambling to make ends meet, and of course, people earning millions, like Oprah and Ryan
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Students may learn better if they connect the learning to hand gestures according to a study involving math and 84 third and fourth graders. Children taught to gesture with their hands as they learn new concepts perform far better at solving similar problems
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States are putting in their two cents about changes they think need to be made to the NCLB law. If President Bush wants to sign the next version of the federal law, he is going to have to consider making some compromises. As Congress starts considering
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I have heard the word toppers used to describe people who always have a better story. There could also be interrupter toppers (ITs) who can't wait for a story to end before beginning theirs. Then, there are those who never really listen. They sort of
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Texas has had its share of headaches when it comes to testing. Does anyone else remember the TECAT? That was a test that every Texas teacher had to take to keep on trucking. It was an absurd, expensive ordeal where teachers were treated like cattle because
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A video on the growing dilemma of how to successfully educate middle schoolers discusses doing away with middle schools altogether. One possibility is to keep students in elementary school through the 8th grade. Another choice is to house 6th through
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With plans to start the Utah voucher program this fall, it will be interesting to see how many worm their way into court to put a lid on making vouchers available for all public school students. Payout for the first year is estimated to be $9.3 for about
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Being neutral on important issues is a hard line to walk in the classroom. Students question teachers constantly on how they plan to vote or how they feel about current topics in the news. Legislators in Arizona want to force teachers to keep their opinions
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There are so many teachable moments for preschoolers that Teach For America is launching an early childhood pilot program. Founded in 1990 by then-college student Wendy Kopp, the New York City-based TFA has prepared 17,000 teachers through a program that
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My advice to new teachers is always, "Never let them see you mad." New technology is taking this to a new level. Students are capturing angry teachers at their worst moments and putting them on YouTube. I remember one incident in a computer lab when I
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Now I've heard everything. In an effort to show how sexually transmitted diseases are spread , a group doing a demonstration for students stepped into a sticky mess. It was a novel class exercise: Ask a room full of Montgomery County high school students
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Mentoring programs are not new. Veteran teachers are often paired with new teachers in order to help launch successful teaching careers. This was not the case when I first started teaching. I started my first year in a third grade classroom in a tough
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In an effort to increase state money flowing to universities , Rick Perry, the governor of Texas, has outlined a plan that ties funds to students graduating from college earlier and willing to pursue high demand engineering and computer degrees. The money,
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