Swimming this morning I was struck by a situation that happened that allowed me to step back and reflect on many things going on right now with school, life, jobs,…Read more
education
4 Questions to Ponder About Education
Diane Ravitch asks: Q1: Why do we educate? Q2: What is a well educated person? Q3: What knowledge is of most worth? Q4: What do we hope for when we…Read more
Email to Teachers and Students who were part of #choose2matter at my school
I just wanted to share this email I wrote to the teachers who allowed me to work with some kids for the Choose2Matter project. The reason I share this is…Read more
Would we want to be in our own classrooms?
Talk to students and find what engages them or better yet what disengages them. Would we want to be in our own classrooms? I think the answer is yes simply…Read more
All this talk about giving students as many chances as it takes, yet it does not…….
work in the real world. I am sorry. Argue with me. Tell me I am wrong. BUT, the way schools operate you cannot continue to give them chance after chance…Read more
Do your kids get enough boredom? A thought provoking question and article
I read another article that made me stop and pause. The article discusses whether our children are having enough time being “bored”. Do your kids get enough boredom? http://t.co/6NgkhM4 I…Read more
What is the purpose of education? We want to hear from you!
I posed this question to some of my students for an assignment the last week and I think you will be intrigued by their answers. I have created a Padlet…Read more
#Choose2Matter Project: Teacher Reflection Part 2: Students, I just don’t get sometimes!!!
We are wrapping up our second week of working on the amazing #Choose2Matter project. As I have shared in a previous post, this project is causing my brain to ooze…Read more
Teaching Ideas: Math Links and Resources
2013 is not only the International Year of Giftedness and Creativity, it is also the year of Mathematics on Planet Earth… http://www.i-programmer.info/news/204-challenges/5607-mathematics-of-planet-earth-2013-photo-contest.html Numbers by Nature… Video of Numbers in Nature…….Read more
What Am I Teaching and the Problem with Students: They Can’t Identify The Problem #Choose2Matter #Quest2Matter
As I continue to work with my students on the #Quest2Matter project I am having so many thoughts running through my head. Literally, my brain is oozing out of my…Read more