Maybe your teachers weren't trained well. My kids are fabulous writers and avid readers now. They are all a product of the workshop method. I do think that the...
I had a discussion recently with school personnel about this issue of having to "dream up topics." It's true that some kids need more prompting, and I made...
We have a lot of different kinds of members with different concerns here. We're bound to go a little off-topic sometimes. We can all "take what we like and...
Hmmm...maybe it is one of those things that works better for girls. I really have no idea because my only son is just 2 years old. My daughters do not seem to...
... homework.˛ ... hešs almost ... theyšre cracked ... given ... sure the ... KIPP and KUMON have alot in common in that regard -- the CHILD is responsible...
... Math is universal. Math is scholarly. Math has its own symbols and notations. Its own flow. Connections to the real world are only examples of math and...
... Critical thinking comes from being able to draw upon fundamentals. Poorly done, reading and writing workshop would leave a child without fundamentals too...
Connections to the real world are only examples of math and those that raise it to a level of principle are actually doing a disservice to those trying to...
The more the teacher becomes an "observer" or facilitator", the more refund I want from that portion of my property tax designated for schools. ... LOL! Yes I...
http://www.project2061.org/publications/textbook/mgmth/report/toc.htm <http://www.project2061.org/publications/textbook/mgmth/report/toc.htm> This organization...
<<<This board is not anti-public-school.>>> Hi everyone -- At this point, I am anti-public school. I support charters and vouchers. This isnšt a lightly-held...
... work ... reinforcing a ... There's another important element too, I presume: the child is given work that the instructor knows they CAN do alone. ...
... I really believe that there is a boy/girl gap on a lot of this stuff ... This makes sense in light of the link I posted about Educational Equity. It says...
Hello all, I emailed Linda off-list about Catherine's farewell and the issue of support of public schools in general. She asked me to post it here. I edited...
I'm not the board owner but I dont think the ground rule is you have to be pro-public school. ... That's correct. No ground rules. I'm just aiming for a tone...
Thanks so much for posting this. This shows a Singapore success story in a state (Massachusetts) where math standards are well regarded. I'm prepared to ask...
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I posted about this expression "exposed to Algebra," used by my district to describe their 8th grade Algebra class, but yesterday I wrote a blog about it. Find...
USA Today reports a study funded by the NIH that reports, among other things: "The findings, published today in the weekly magazine Science, take teachers to...
My son's middle school is a magnet school, created by a court ordered desegregation plan, and with students from a pretty large geographic area. For this...
Just thought I would toss out this little tidbit since it seems quiet around here lately. I bought Leap i-Quest last weekend for my fifth grader. I had ...
Here are the ISBN numbers listed on the back of the book and the quotes from the publishers site as to the books contents/purpose. ISBN-13: 978-0-328-24089-0...
... wrote: Just thought I would toss out this little tidbit since it seems quiet around here lately. ... LOL. That can be a sign of big things bubbling beneath...
"If he takes Integrated Math, he has a better chance at passing." This was said by a high school teacher just a few weeks ago, and it's in print on the web for...
