By Paul Barnwell | The Atlantic . april 22, 2014 "Students’ reliance on screens for communication is detracting—and distracting—from their engagement in real-time talk." Recently I stood in front of my class, observing an all-too-familiar scene. Most of my students were covertly—or so they thought—pecking away [...]
Introductory Essay By Betsy L. Angert | Originally Published at EmpathyEducates. On this the fifteen anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting it is time to remember what became our nations mission; we must protect our children. For Sam and his fellow survivors, it happens every [...]
By Amy B. Dean | Originally Published at YES! Magazine. April 18, 2014 Teachers are fighting the privatization wave by connecting with families right where they live. Science teacher Nick Faber walks to school after a home visit with a student's family. The Parent-Teacher Home Visit [...]
Mama Sass, a Miami mother of two, blogs at MomsMiami.com. Introductory Essay By Betsy L. Angert | Originally Published at EmpathyEducates. April 15, 2014 Go to the grocery store. Dine out for dinner. Even at a cocktail party, conversations about our children's school abound. Everyone you speak [...]
Generic Image (Istockphoto) By Paul L. Thomas, Ed.D. | Originlly Published at The Becoming Radical. April 14, 2014 The paradox of race in the U.S.: In order to become a culture in which race does not matter, race must always matter. Due this coming June, my first [...]
"Parent Involvement" can take many directions. Do we teach our children to be autonomous or do we ostensibly "help" them? "Too much is never enough" has become an American tradition. Too much love, too much guidance…are we hurting our children? Researchers have studied this question and ask [...]
By Adam Grant | Originally Published at The New York Times. April 11, 2014 What does it take to be a good parent? We know some of the tricks for teaching kids to become high achievers. For example, research suggests that when parents praise effort rather than [...]
By Paul C. Gorski | Originally Published at Teaching Tolerance. April 10, 2014 Cultural competence: I learn about Latino culture so that I can communicate effectively with my Latino students’ families. Cultural proficiency: Acknowledging the tremendous diversity among Latino families, I learn about the cultures, identities and [...]
A Problem With the Common Core By Elizabeth Phillips | Originally Published at The New York Times. April 9, 2014 I’D like to tell you what was wrong with the tests my students took last week, but I can’t. Pearson’s $32 million contract with New York State [...]
