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This isn't an original thought. I happened to see it on A Plethora of Technology . It was on a poster he saw when visiting the campus at Montclair State University . " You can't tell if you have taught someone how to swim by giving them
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A Seattle teacher who opposed the state mandated test refused to administer the test to his students even though he knew his actions might cost him his job. A Seattle teacher is spending two weeks on leave without pay for refusing to give the Washington
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I have found that I am pretty good at putting Lego sets together. Sure, there are directions included for a seven year old, but assembling a set of over 200 pieces into something that actually resembles the picture on the box makes me happy enough to
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In order to have more time to prepare for testing during the school day, some Texas students are exercising for short increments during their regular classes. A few minutes here and a few minutes there add up to required minutes for P.E. Are do they?
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I have always been a fan of learning new vocabulary. Sometimes I hear a word and wonder if it's a real word. Therefore, I have a new word pop up on my computer every day. Part of the fun is seeing how I can relate the word to my life. I admit that sometimes
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Regardless of one's political views, these pictures say a lot. If I were campaigning to run for President, I'd want to see some before and after pictures first. Touting the success of the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), President Bush urged Congress
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DISD has been rating teachers with something called a CEI (Classroom Effectiveness Index) for a decade and are thinking about using this index to determine how to distribute $22 million worth of employee bonus money. How original. There are a lot of people
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I had one of those teacher dreams last night. (Actually, it was a nice reprieve from dreaming about packing boxes.) Anyway, in the dream, one of my students decided to act out, and nothing I did stopped his behavior. I'm wondering if my dream occurred
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I have blogged before about Texas and its need to test. "There's a test for that" should replace "Don't mess with Texas" on billboards. I came across another article about Texas and its testing. The part that caught my attention was the amount of money
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I love summer vacation. As a teacher, the lazy days always gave me a chance to recharge and get excited about a new group of students. My mind could relax and come up with new teaching ideas. My own kids had a chance to take swimming lessons, and we took
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Texas has had its share of headaches when it comes to testing. Does anyone else remember the TECAT? That was a test that every Texas teacher had to take to keep on trucking. It was an absurd, expensive ordeal where teachers were treated like cattle because
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Schools across the nation are experimenting with longer school days . On average, U.S. students are spending 6.5 hours of their day inside a school building. Some educators are thinking that if they have the students longer, they can accomplish more.
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It does not come as a surprise to me that researchers are confirming that test anxiety can play a factor in test results. Although they are just talking about the subject of math, I think those of us who freak out over tests of any kind limit our chances
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In an effort to help teachers facing problems with low performing students, the state of Rhode Island has placed step by step lesson plans on a Web site available to teachers and everyone else. The article on boston.com also explains that using the plans
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In an effort to increase state money flowing to universities , Rick Perry, the governor of Texas, has outlined a plan that ties funds to students graduating from college earlier and willing to pursue high demand engineering and computer degrees. The money,
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