To Be or Not To Be…A Teacher: The Architecture of the Classroom
In my last post about teachers’ roles, I defined teachers as guides or facilitators to students’ acquisition of knowledge. Truly, what else can we be? Teachers don’t have all the knowledge anymore. Back … Continue reading
To Be, or not To Be…a Teacher: Teachers’ Roles
I truly hate the present trend of teacher bashing: The belief that all the problems in our country are because teachers have failed us. I hope my past posts on … Continue reading
The Finland Phenomenon
Recently, I saw the film The Finland Phenomenon a documentary by Dr. Tony Wagner. The film is “an inside look at the world’s finest secondary education system. . . . through interviews … Continue reading
High School Reformation
In my last post I discussed the experiential learning taking place in my journalism class. I believe this type of class is necessary at the middle-school and high-school level, but I … Continue reading
Experiential Learning Is the Key
In my last post, I wrote about project-based learning at the middle-school level. I know many people have had bad experiences with group projects, myself included. My vision for project-based learning … Continue reading
A New Middle-School Model: School of Discovery
Let’s face it: Middle school is not working. All by itself, the age range is a difficult time of life for people, not to mention the nature of the middle … Continue reading
The Never-Give-Up Initiative
In my last education post I proposed a new movement in education: The Never Give Up, Even-after-Failure Option. Honestly, I don’t want to use the word “failure” in my option. Failure … Continue reading
Education: The Way It Is and What It Could Be
I am a firm believer in free education for all; however, there are many things about public education that I would change. Unfortunately, as a teacher in the system, I … Continue reading
Education Reformation 