My last two articles have discussed how teachers need to push students above and beyond. Teachers need to be conscious of the needs of the students in the classroom who are above average. It is my opinion that students can learn much from just being exposed to various skills and information. We all know that exposure and life experiences greatly affect a child’s learning and performance. My exposure phase is not a separate section of my day. The exposure to new information is given through my everyday teaching. I simply add extra information that is not required. During reading, I … Continue reading →

In one of my previous articles, I discussed why some teachers are leery of getting a transfer student. In some cases a transfer student may mean trouble will follow. In other cases, transfer students can mean more work and training time for the teacher. It can also be difficult if the child is academically ahead or behind in the textbook or work that the class is presently completing. In the last article I took a stand point more from a teacher’s point of view. In this article I will look at transferring schools more from a student’s point of view. … Continue reading →

In a previous article, I discussed the incident where a student called the school director’s home and his wife returned the call. I then discussed how frustrating it can be to have work related calls at home. While most teachers and public officials should expect to receive a few calls at home (especially if their number is listed in the telephone book), too many calls can be overwhelming and stressful. My article also began giving parents some tips on how to more positively call teachers or school faculty members. My first tip was to check and make sure that the … Continue reading →

In an article written earlier, I recapped a news story about a student who called the school director’s house to question why school did not close for snow. The less than happy wife of the director returned the call and angrily commented that the boy should not have called their house. My husband and I are both in the education field. We do receive calls from parents at our house. Because we are both in elementary education, we rarely receive calls from students. I can understand the wife’s frustrations with people calling the house about work issues. I am sure … Continue reading →

Several articles ago I wrote about a website that I had discovered. Later I wrote another article describing the site. I will finish my discussion about the site, donorschoose.org, in this article. Donorschoose.org is a website that offers teachers a chance to get funding from donors for special projects. This is how the site works. Teachers must create a proposal for their project on the site. The teacher must describe the project and list all needed materials. The workers at donorschoose.org will review the proposal and ask any questions necessary. The proposal will be published on the site and donors … Continue reading →