Writing Lesson Plans for Low Attention Span Students
Writing a lesson plan for high school students with very low attention span can be challenging. In this case, it is essential to focus on engaging and interactive teaching methods that keep…
Chicago Teachers Union Votes To Go Remote
The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) voted to return to remote learning on Tuesday January 4, 2022. In turn, the district decided to close classes and cancel after school activities. Chicago Public School…
Teachers Cringe at Common Core State Standards
Teachers have another problem in an ongoing splurge of challenges to their performance in classrooms, from limited budgets, international rankings of their students' test scores, Federal legislation to leave no child behind regardless, and…
LAUSD teachers with advanced degrees do not have higher effects
A Strategic Data Project Human Capital Diagnostic of LAUSD suggests teachers with advanced degrees [in elementary schools] do not have effects, on average, as their peers. This conclusion is based on math…
How do you handle cold weather?
The average temperature outside drops in the days following Halloween. Up to that point, temperatures usually sit around 80 to 90 degrees. The temperature outside my home right now is 44 degrees.…
Teaching is not for the meek
Teachers should not speak out publicly about poor working conditions, poor morale, poor administrators, poor parents, or poor students. Speaking out is just interpreted as whining. It becomes fodder for the critics.…