October 2007 - Posts
I read an article that a new book on bullying is out and that it warns that some teachers, parents, and kids are blowing typical teasing way out of proportion. The author feels that some bickering among children is normal and that this behavior prepares
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After my one hour session with Camera Guy yesterday, I now know how to use my camera. For those of you who don't know about Camera Guy, I responded to an ad in my local paper because my new camera didn't come with a manual. When I asked for one, I was
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I once had my hand slapped during a computer inservice. The instructor was clearly irritated that I wasn't catching on fast enough and stopped me from pushing any more keys. I was so embarrassed. It always seemed strange to me that teachers are expected
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I was recently told by a financial expert that it is more important to know what you don't know than it is to know what you do know. It reminded me of one of the education buzz words that was hot in our district for a year or two. The word was metacognition.
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I love to go outside with my grandsons and draw on the driveway and sidewalks. In fact, we completely covered my front sidewalk with all sorts of interesting pictures one beautiful afternoon. I was right in there with them. Applying chalk to sidewalks
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Little kids are so funny. My three year old grandson has obviously been doing an activity in preschool and is now singing "Pop Goes the Weezer". I am surprised that he hasn't asked me to define weezer or ask why it pops. Just in case, I looked up "Pop
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Some parents want to control their children's lives. I remember going to my first college parent meeting. We were told that it was time to back off and let our kids sink or swim. The leader of the meeting politely informed us that we were not allowed
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Just when I think I've read everything, I see an article about parents being assigned homework. "No way," I think to myself. A lot of the parents seem happy to do the work and feel that it is only fair since the teacher is giving so much of himself to
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