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Educating for the Future

2012-02-22T16:38:03Z

The history of education and the role it plays in society has been in a whirlwind since its beginning. The role school plays in our society now should far exceed the role it played in the past. Here’s an adage I’m sure all of us have heard, “You have...(read more)

What are We Doing to Better Educate Our Students

2012-02-20T16:15:26Z

This week I’m going to post about the root causes of the issues concerning our education. I think we all agree that when it comes to education in the U.S. there are as many successes as there are failures. I am going to write a series of posts that respond...(read more)

A Thought and a Cartoon for Your Friday

2012-02-17T13:49:19Z

I hope everyone has had a good week. Hopefully some of you reached a few goals this week. I didn’t reach all of mine, however, I did make a lot of progress. I posted a few cartoons from Andertoons to bring a smile to your Friday. I’m posting about Mark...(read more)

Share Your Blog With Us

2012-02-14T12:30:32Z

One of my visions for Teacher Parlor is to encourage the educator community in a way that benefits all involved. I find so many awesome resources, blogs, ideas, etc… in so places I get this incredible urge to tell people about it. Sometimes, that teacher...(read more)

Monday is the BEST day of the week.

2012-02-13T12:30:25Z

Now before you get all bothered. I think of Mondays as the best of the week because of the following: We can set goals and we haven’t failed to meet them. We can plan to do as many things as we want this week. You can plan the rest of your year, you can...(read more)

There is No Place Like New Orleans for Mardi Gras

2012-02-13T01:01:52Z

While most of the world doesn’t live in New Orleans, to many people New Orleans is their entire world. I’m not from New Orleans, and my wife and I are still getting to know the people and the culture. We see things that make us laugh and other things...(read more)

Would parental involvement fix education?

2012-02-08T14:31:32Z

Bill proposes ‘foundational principles’ for public education Reboot Federal Role in K-12 Education, Hoover Task Force Says I hope everyone had a good start to the week. I ran across the two articles linked above yesterday on my site. One of the articles...(read more)

I Don’t Like Mondays

2012-02-06T12:00:51Z

Some Mondays are hard. Maybe this will make you smirk! The Boomtown Rats – I Don’t Like Mondays The silicon chip inside her head Gets switched to overload. And nobody’s gonna go to school today, She’s going to make them stay at home. And daddy doesn’t...(read more)

What I’ve Learned in a Year

2012-02-03T21:17:01Z

It’s hard to believe it’s been year since I started this journey. On February 2nd of 2011 I purchased www.teacherparlor.com . In many ways I don’t feel like I’ve come far. I’ve come to realize it’s not about how far I’ve come as much as it’s about what...(read more)

Welcome

2012-01-27T22:44:23Z

Fellow Educators, What would teaching be like if all teachers mentored each other? If teachers never had to reinvent the wheel again and again? If through one portal everything is organized so that it’s easy for educators to access those ideas? Maybe...(read more)