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The Best Class - - Crystal Pratt
I shed a tear tonight. I'm not sure if it was a happy tear or a sad tear. I think both. I received this message from one of my former students: "...How u been? I miss you, i wish u worked there lol we need sum teachers who care" Two years ago, I taught 7th grade in an inner-city classroom.... Submitted 2 years 108 days ago.

What Your Child's Teacher Won't Tell You - Jeff Brown
Concerned about your child's education? Why not get some solutions from the horse's mouth? Teachers . . . If you listen without judgment and with your child's best interest in mind, they can tell you a lot. And remember, they are not the enemy. What? You think they went into teaching for the... Submitted 2 years 125 days ago.

Willie Never Had Braces - Missing Link
Willie never had braces, but it didn't impact his brilliant smile. The woman facing me across the table had lots of them, shiny and silver and they made her draw her lips and wipe her tongue across the front of them sometimes when she talked. Her blonde hair and her thirty-something blue eyes... Submitted 3 years 232 days ago.

What Your Child Needs To Know For Kindergarten - Laura Trahan
My son starts kindergarten in less than 40 days. Yes, we count the days! It is such a bittersweet moment for us. Our first-born is reaching one of the first milestones of his life. Because lets face it, in today’s society kids spend just as much time in school as at home. As a mom, I am an... Submitted 5 years 223 days ago.

Widespread English Illiteracy Hurts Everyone: Seven Vital Questions - Bob Cleckler
Unless you have read Jonathan Kozol's 1985 book, Illiterate America or you have carefully analyzed the 1993 report titled "Adult Literacy in America," you undoubtedly do not realize the seriousness of the problem. The "Adult Literacy in America" study was the most comprehensive, statistically... Submitted 2 years 121 days ago.

Teaching Jobs Abroad for Newly Qualified Teachers - Kelly Blackwell
Newly Qualified Teachers (NQTs) may be preventing themselves from beginning their international teaching career as soon as they qualify because they are finding misleading information on the internet. How does this happen? When NQTs search the internet for teaching jobs overseas, the... Submitted 4 years 275 days ago.

NCLB and Accountability of Teachers, Students, Parents, and Administrators - Robert Rose
Teachers, administrators, students, and parents all should be partially accountable for a student’s education. The question of how is not that simple, but can be done. California Education Code and State Laws legally do hold students accountable, but when teachers dare to follow through with what... Submitted 4 years 342 days ago.

Ten Characteristics of Successful Kids in School - Christina Riggan
Every parent wants their child to be successful in school. How do you do that? What attributes should you encourage, notice and applaud? Remember applause to kids is like candy-- the reward is the more you give it, the more they want it. Which allows you to reward the behavior you hope to... Submitted 5 years 172 days ago.

The Graduation Ceremony around the world - Ralph Vargas
An examination of the graduation ceremony from around the world. Their traditions, importance, and some history. The graduation ceremony is certainly an important event which Americans take incredibly seriously. Needless to say, everything in The united states which indicates triumph and also... Submitted 316 days 1 hour ago.

Adjective Lesson Plans - Four Instant Activities - - Renee Goodrich
Four great adjective activities that you need to include in your next adjective lesson plans. 1. WHAT IS AN ADJECTIVE? This is a simple way to introduce or revisit the concept of adjectives. Ask your students to write down the definition of adjective without any help from you. Ask those... Submitted 1 year 341 days ago.

Why Coach? - Michael Gaffley
I salute you coach. I tip my hat to your athletes and players. I want to however, pin my colors to the coaching mast. I just love to see how animated you become as the play intensifies. I get energized to see most of the children and youth adore you. You have become a god for some. Coach, do... Submitted 2 years 67 days ago.

Respect and ESL Classroom Management - - Shelley Vernon
Respect is a two way street A large part of ESL classroom management starts with respect; and that is a two-way street, where you respect EACH OTHER. Management of disrespectful children is difficult enough, let alone with a language barrier, but if you handle yourself with calm and authority... Submitted 2 years 95 days ago.

Widespread English Illiteracy Hurts Everyone: How to End It Now - Bob Cleckler
At long last, Tom and Amy moved into their own apartment. They previously lived in a homeless shelter which consisted of cots in a large open room. Their three-year-old son could find no place to play and was considered a nuisance by the others at the shelter. Their new apartment was the only... Submitted 2 years 121 days ago.

Dear Mayor Villaraigosa, Our Schools Are In a Mess and I'd Like to Help - Jeff Brown
High school graduation rates in certain states, like California, New Mexico, Nevada, Texas, and ten others hovers around 50%. That's close to a third of the U.S. At the top are states that graduate 80%, but most of those states don't even have 1 million residents, such as North and South Dakota... Submitted 2 years 154 days ago.

Teaching Addition Skills Effectively - - Sarah Currigan
Addition is an idea that a significant number of students find difficult to get the hang of. Hopefully, this article will offer some practical suggestions to help teachers overcome such problems. For many young learners, combining sets of physical objects is their most basic experience of... Submitted 2 years 211 days ago.

Multiplying by Nine with the Finger Method - - Brian Foley
Can you do the nine-times tables on your fingers? When you learn how, you'll never have to stare at the multiplication tables charts for nine again. The best part is, you only need to be able to count in order to learn this! And if you practice using the finger method, you'll be a whiz at... Submitted 3 years 78 days ago.

Memorizing the Multiplication Tables to 20 - That's Just Crazy! - - Brian Foley
Do you have a child who needs a confidence-boost in school? Imagine if your child knew the multiplication tables up to 20. It would make him or her seem like a genius compared to most school children who have problems even remembering 7x 8! If you are like most people, you probably think that... Submitted 3 years 79 days ago.

Impressive Essays Parallel Structure Is a Mark of a Good Essay. - Joyce Jones
For many students, learning how to put together a strong essay requires practice, and not a small amount of agony. It is, admittedly, a complex process. Part of the challenge in essay writing is coming up with a coherent product - an essay that hangs together and makes sense. This requires... Submitted 3 years 98 days ago.

McCain and Choice: Vouchers and Pigs Flying - Missing Link
It is worth noting that Education is funding Barack Obama at a level 89% higher than John McCain ( http://OpenSecrets.org ). I suspect it has something to do with McCain's promise to give school choice to everyone. The school choice that McCain trumpeted at his Convention simply isn't going to... Submitted 3 years 158 days ago.

Teacher As An Observer - - Robert Rose
One of a teacher's (and parent's) most important skills, as an observer, is underrated. Yet without honing this skill, he can never truly understand his students and meet their individual and group needs. After a particularly difficult, but productive reading period, I gave my entire third... Submitted 3 years 207 days ago.

Algebra for Everyone - Missing Link
The California State Board of Education decreed that all grade eight students should take Algebra 1. They set a timetable of about three years for this to occur. This is unrealistic and I can name several hurdles to successfully achieving this goal, that is, that not only all the kids take the... Submitted 3 years 214 days ago.

What Role Does Education Play in Our Children’s Future? - Kristi Luv Wilson
Proverty is one of the key reasons that many minority children struggle in school. Likewise, educators' creating a false picture of academic progress is another reason. With hurdles such as these, what role does education really play in our children's future? Whitney Houston sings a song... Submitted 3 years 219 days ago.

Teacher bullying - Does it happen? - - Dr. Carla Goddard
Everyone is aware of peer on peer bullying and the Education system is emphatic about about not allowing the situation to arise and if it does how to protect the student who is being bullied. What about when teachers bully students. This receives virtually no attention. With the publicity... Submitted 3 years 264 days ago.

How a Parent’s Attitude about School Can Affect the Child’s Attitude - - Christina Lemmey
So many parents complain that their children don't listen to them. They can talk until they are "blue in the face" and yet the child still does the same behavior that the parent is trying to change. Children actually listen and hear more than we give them credit for. How many times has your... Submitted 4 years 7 days ago.

5 Secrets to Making Learning Fun - Jennifer Berry
Most teachers want to incorporate fun into the school day. Some, however, simply don't know where to begin. They have the right attitude, but don't know how to deliver. Students who have fun during class end up learning more because there minds are actively engaged. For teachers with a hard time... Submitted 4 years 72 days ago.