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Advantages of Extended School Days

Would you like your children to attend school for eight hours straight, five days a week? It may sound a bit excessive to some parents. However, there are some school districts that have implemented an extended school day. It turns out that there are several benefits to doing so. Extended school days, which are also called extended learning time, have gained popularity within charter schools. Some charter schools may have a bit more freedom about how long their school day runs than some public schools do. That doesn’t mean it would be impossible for an extended school day to be … Continue reading →

The Best Educational Toys for Children ages 5-8

Learning through play is an effective way to connect the textbook to the real world. Educational toys can provide a pressure free atmosphere for a child to have fun learning. To inspire a life time love of learning a child must develop a curiosity about the world around him. The right educational toys will spark the imagination as opposed to preprogrammed one dimensional play. To inspire a child to learn and explore use the following list as a guide to the best educational toys on the market today. 1. Electricity Science Kit by Science Wiz: Flipping the switch to reveal … Continue reading →

Tag is Back in the Game!

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Previously I began discussion in both article and forum form about the abolition of playing tag on the playground at Kent Gardens Elementary. The principal stopped the game after it became too aggressive. She said some students were getting hurt and others were being forced to play when they did not want to participate. The principal received many unhappy responses to her decision. While some parents were happy that the game had been stopped, others were not. The children were especially upset. They gathered a petition with over 160 names. The students held a protest and gave the principal the … Continue reading →

No More Tag at School

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Many of us can likely remember the countless hours on the school playground playing games such as Red Rover and Dodge Ball. Somehow the entire class would divide up into teams and begin to destroy one another either by hitting with the ball or breaking the lock of arms. Either way we were out for the win. Some students left school with bruises, bloody noses, scraps, and cuts. However the concept of dividing up and playing as a team stood strong and was important in our learning how to get along in the world. Today you will not see those … Continue reading →

Concerns of Public Education: Z = Zoning

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I have enjoyed addressing the various concerns of public education. However, I am also excited to move on to more issues and topics. This will be my last article on the A to Z concerns of public education. Today, I am ready to address the letter Z. In this blog, I will discuss the letter Z for zoning. Zoning is the assignment of students to specific schools based on location. In some areas students have no option but to attend the school that they are zoned for attending. In other locations students have the freedom to attend other schools but … Continue reading →

Perks of Public Education: X = Xtracurricular Activities

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Yes, I do actually know that the spelling in the title is wrong. However, there are very few words that begin with the letter “X” that I could use for my series. Therefore, I decided to go with a word that begins with the sounding of the word “X”. So for this article, I chose xtracurricular (extracurricular) activities as a perk for public education. This perk for public education usually takes place outside of the typical school day. Extracurricular activities are activities that are “extra” for education. They are not taught in a classroom as a regular subject during the … Continue reading →

Perks of Public Education: S= Services

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One perk for public education among many students and parents is the special services provided. Many children receive services through public education that they would normally not receive elsewhere. Through public education, students receive free speech and language services. These services are even offered for a limited time through the summer months. Each child is screened for speech or language disabilities at the beginning of kindergarten. Parents are notified if it is believed that their child may benefit from speech or language services. Public education also offers physical and occupational therapy. My school has a CDC class for physically and … Continue reading →

Concerns of Public Education: L = Lice

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Today’s concern of public education is also a health and living condition concern. Today’s letter l is the concern of lice. Each year most public schools have a bout of lice outbreak. For us it usually begins in the fall close to the time of the arrival of the county fair. It then continues through the beginning of winter. These times are more prominent for lice because of the massive amount of children together at the fair and the cold weather causing coats, hats, and scarves to be hung together in the room. Lice bugs are much more commonly found … Continue reading →

Concerns of Public Education: K = Keeping Records

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In my concerns of public education series, I am to the letter K. For my concern of K, I have chosen keeping records. Organization has never been a big strength of mine. I keep the things that I am supposed to keep but finding them may take a little time. In public education, we are required to keep everything. We must keep track of all money coming in and money going out. The record logs must be in a certain type of ink and signed in a certain way. We have to keep track of what the students are eating … Continue reading →

Perks of Public Education: G = Growth

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There are many perks to teaching in a public education system. I have discussed how teaching gives me a new beginning each year. I have also talked about the joy that I have watching the eyes of my students as they read a book for the very first time. Today, I would like to share another perk for me. Today, the letter G stands for growth. As a public education teacher, I am able to watch children grow in many different ways. I see small, frightened children walk into the school crying at the beginning of the school year. I … Continue reading →