"A fresh, innovative perspective on education."
Jania Hoover has taught high school history teacher in metro Atlanta for the last seven years. She earned her Doctorate of Education in School Improvement from the University of West Georgia in and is passionate about improving educational opportunities for all students.
Eleanor Dougherty’s Assignments Matter is a great book. Assignments make up a bulk of what teachers do, and probably take for granted. We give assignments because that’s what teachers do. Dougherty shows that just giving assignments is not … [Read more...]
I am a black woman. I majored in African American Studies in college. I never owned a white doll. All of my Barbies, Cabbage Patch dolls and Raggedy Anns were black. I wrote my dissertation on the integration of Africa-related topics in … [Read more...]
My colleague made a very interesting comment in our meeting today. He said, “there’s a competition between veteran teachers and T.F.A teachers.” I raised my eyebrows and was intrigued by his comment. We had a T.F.A (Teach for America) teacher … [Read more...]
Ask any teacher the worst part of their job. Less than 5% will say 'the kids'. Non-educators can moan and groan saying things like, "I don't know how you do it" and "No way could I deal with bad kids all day". You're definitely right. YOU couldn't … [Read more...]
I can’t tell you how many parents I’ve talked to that take a ‘hands-off’ approach to their child’s education once they reach high school. They seem to think that it is best to leave children alone since they are almost out of … [Read more...]
