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So you know when you get your group of kids on the first day, there are those who immediately set off your alarms?  Well, that definitely happened to me on my first day. I have a student who clearly needs help. ...

I commented on Joanne Jacobs article, "Stop Facilitating and Start Teaching," based on Fred Strine's article in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.  Strine indicates that more student-centered teaching is somehow less taught and, consequently, less learned.  Jacobs paraphrases that the "'sage on the ...

I've been reading a lot of headlines lately about NCLB leaving out the over-achievers and potential leaders in our schools.  Joanne Jacobs mentions it in her article, "What About the Smart Kids?" and the NYTimes and the Common Core blog ...

Joanne Jacobs made me aware of a post from the Education Gadfly about the six main afflictions of teachers.  In a nutshell, they are as follows: 1. "An antiquated compensation system" 2. "A personnel system designed for the 1930s" 3. "A dysfunctional training-and-licensure regimen" 4. ...

I just read Joanne Jacobs article, "Odd Ducks" that very wisely asked the question: "Is there less room for odd ducks in today's schools?"  I believe that in the world of standardized testing, there cannot be recognition for true quirkiness, because "standardized," ...