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Creation of the Anxious Child
I never saw a multiple choice test until I decided to become a teacher in America. Having gone through the Danish school system, of course, there were tests but they happened at the end of the year...
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Teachers Save Lives Too
Image taken from here As the recession rolls on and the politicians gear up for another fight on this new super committee, I drive back and forth to school getting ready for a new school year. One...
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Technology Does Not Make a Classroom Succesful, the Teacher Does
cross posted from my blog Blogging Through the Fourth Dimension It appears that technology is sweeping the nation as the answer to the “broken” education system in America. Everywhere you turn school...
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I am Nothing Special – Why Are Teachers Afraid to Share Their Successes?
I posted this Saturday on my blog and was astounded by the level of dialogue it created. Therefore it is time to open it up to the Coop. Even in the staunchest of schools, teachers celebrate their...
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The Creation of the Lifelong Learner
“Mommy!!! BUG!!!” Thea screams at me as we walk around our deck. ”Lookit mommy, bug,” she runs to me grabs my hand and pulls me near. Behold; the lifelong learner. Children are naturally curious; if...
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Let’s Admit It – Education is Not the Most Important Thing in Life
Aah Christmas break, or winter break, as we call it in my district so as not to offend anyone with our secularism. The students eagerly awaiting when I would drop the bomb; the homework bomb. How...
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All Hail the Rambunctious Girls – What Will Ever Come of Them?
“Mommy, mommy help….” Thea is hiding in the house and has managed to get herself stuck. I free her and off she runs; things to do, mommy, things to do. I look at my little girl, the picture of...
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Not Grading is Awful
Cover of The Report Card Cross posted from my own blog; Blogging Through the Fourth Dimension. I am just going to admit it; not grading sucks! Not grading means I cannot assign an average, translate...
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Mandatory Education Is Not Cruel and Unusual Punishment
Cross posted from my blog, Blogging Through the Fourth Dimension An interesting debate has been sparked in the comments section of my post “Not Grading is Awful” here on the Cooperative Catalyst, with...
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Is It the Standards Fault that They Worry Me?
“..but this is what I teach my college students…” My mother, who is an English professor, is looking at the new 5th grade common core standards. I shake my head, sigh, and realize that I now have...
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