How do you teach a child to read? Give him time and a lot of patience.
All in Curriculum
How a day at an air show turned into a study of World War II…and the perfect defense for self-directed education.
This picture proves I was never on the path to becoming an artist, but the discovery of a fourth grade all-about-me project shows that at ten, I was pretty tuned in to my future self.
I had been avoiding doing anything artistic with the boys…. Sure we had paint and crayons and markers, but when it came to actually exploring art as a subject, I gave myself the only grade I've handed out all year-a big fat F.
When a four year-old's cutting is labeled as "underdeveloped" it might be time to rethink the goals of the education system.
My degree is in music education, not elementary education....I am constantly wondering if I'm doing too much or too little....
There is a reason teachers are given a planning period. There is a reason teachers spend additional time before and after school planning their lessons. It's a LOT of work.