This is a question first time teachers worry about constantly. And as we more veteran teachers move on from year to year, this worry tends to fall off of what’s important to us. As we teachers get further into our career, we teach what we teach and it’s up to the students to actually doContinue reading “Education :: Do My Students Like Me?”
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Education :: Why the “Why?” and “How?” are so Difficult
When it comes to writing the “why” and “how” of a story, there are a lot of reasons this is so difficult, especially for our young writers. For those who teach these young writers, it’s extremely disconcerting when you get the same story over and over again. The stories might have different characters and aContinue reading “Education :: Why the “Why?” and “How?” are so Difficult”
Education :: What a Strange Year
Some things you can do to help parents help their kids and to not go crazy yourself! The 2020-2021 school year has begun for much of the United States and around the world. No matter where you are, I’m sure this school year has at least a few different aspects. As teachers, we’re experiencing thingsContinue reading “Education :: What a Strange Year”
Education :: How Young is Too Young?
It’s very tempting for we teachers to avoid creative writing, especially for younger students. We spend so much time trying to just get our younger students to learn the letters, much less getting them to come up with and/or write stories. I’m not saying we don’t have students write at all; but because we spendContinue reading “Education :: How Young is Too Young?”
Education :: 3 Fun Things to Keep Students Engaged Through Zoom
There’s nothing quite like that first day of school. You’ve spent the entire summer reflecting on last year’s class and hoping for them to succeed with their next teacher. Maybe you’ve revamped some of your lessons that maybe flopped last year. Maybe this is your first year teaching and you spent the summer anticipating meetingContinue reading “Education :: 3 Fun Things to Keep Students Engaged Through Zoom”
Brittany Stonestreet 