By: Jackie Bledsoe Almost every successful company, organization, and institution has a mission statement. Apple, Nike, the YMCA, Harvard, and Stanford all have mission statements. All are some of the most successful organizations and institutions in the world. If you do a poll of successful individuals you will likely find they have some form of written […]
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Pulling Back the Curtain: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the World’s Most Noble Profession
By Eric Pederson Teaching. A special blend of dedication, innovation, and passion with a healthy dose of thick skin is needed to succeed in what many consider to be the noblest profession of all. With the fate of so many young children hanging in the balance, it would seem an obvious decision to prepare our […]
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How Students Lose when Teachers Become the Enemy
Watch any recent education report and you will see a matter-of-fact statement about the cause of the problems in America’s schools—bad teachers. There was even a movie with the same name (it was funny). Furthering this notion of “bad teachers” are people like Michelle Rhee, and Bill Gates and you will think that every problem […]
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Getting your Child Ready for School-It’s More than New Clothes and Supplies
Every child wants the newest fashion and the most up-to-date school supplies to show off to their friends and to make them stand out in the classroom. While school supplies are certainly necessary since funding for extras just isn’t in the budget and teachers can’t pay for anything missing, there are other things parents must […]
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Five Ways to Deal With Students Who Are Emotionally Disturbed
Listen to our podcast about behaviorally challenged students here. by: Lynette Walters Dealing with emotionally disturbed students is no easy task. No, let me place the emphasis on the words ‘NO TWO’ emotionally disturbed students are alike.They are simultaneously precious and fragile by nature. Does expertise play a big part in handling? Or is instinct […]
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Pinterest- A Teacher's Addiction
By Amelia Cook In the world of teaching we often turn to a plethora of sources when creating lesson plans and getting new ideas for our classrooms such as books, friends, magazines, coworkers and the Internet. With the Internet comes come an even wider source of ideas, gadgets and crafts for us to spend countless […]
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It Starts at Home: How Parents Can Support Their High School Students in Advanced Mathematics (Part 1: Rethinking Smartness)
“I’m always amazed that you are so good at math. I was so bad at it.” “You get the math gene from your father.” My mother has been known to say things of this nature to me when we discuss my career endeavors and future aspirations. Little does she know that she prepped me for success […]