by Noble Newman | Sep 7, 2018 | books, education, education policy, education reform, Noble Newman, Writing
Both novice and highly experienced educators can benefit from reading the latest books on the field of teaching. With the wealth of information out there, it can often be difficult to discern which books should make the cut. Every educator’s library of personal...
by Noble Newman | Aug 15, 2017 | education, education reform
Pittsburgh is a beautiful little city, full of history, culture, art, and modern technology. Despite some rocky spells with economic downturns, the Black and Yellow City has bad a strong comeback by drawing in tech start-ups and artists alike. The universities in the...
by Noble Newman | Jul 21, 2017 | education policy, education reform
Walk in with a positive outlook: it will make meetings easier Have things in mind that are working at home to share with your child’s teacher The Hard Part: You may think frustration is part of the teachers day, and it is! This does not mean that your child’s...
by Noble Newman | Jul 21, 2017 | education policy, education reform
Creating friendships is important. If we hear the teacher say that our child is working well with another student, we need to ask if this is merely work-related, or if it is a blossoming friendship. We can foster this at home. If there are no friendships, we need to...
by Noble Newman | Jul 21, 2017 | education policy, education reform
Share successful techniques that work at home and school. It may not work in the other place, but is worth a try. Sharing needs honesty. Was it a great day? Please say it. Was it a bad day? Please say it. Be honest. The Hard Part: We must share our successes first....
by Noble Newman | Jul 21, 2017 | education policy, education reform
Are we testing knowledge/understanding? Then fewer problems are needed Are we practicing? Then we need samples of good work and quality problems… not just more problems Extra problems are fine, if they are not Required We can reasonably ask for quality practice...
