by Noble Newman | Jul 21, 2017 | education, education reform
Week 1: Five-minute check to make sure transition to the classroom is going well. Week 2-4: Quick e-mail at the end of the week to make sure all is well End of each Month: Quick face-to-face or e-mail with anything that needs to be praised or addressed It should be...
by Noble Newman | Jul 21, 2017 | education reform
Our children with Special Needs deserve extra care and attention to help them thrive in a classroom environment. Let’s be honest. We are all afraid that by being too much of a “helicopter parent,” we might instill resentment in the back of the teacher’s mind. Yes,...
by Noble Newman | May 2, 2017 | education, education reform
It’s 2017, and yet the vast majority of the literary canon is white and male. As such, girls and children of color rarely see authors, protagonists, or settings that resemble them or the experiences they’ve lived. Many schools have taken up the call to read more...
by Noble Newman | Oct 3, 2016 | education, education policy, education reform, Noble Newman
There are a lot of studies out there that support the idea of beginning the school day earlier for Middle and High Schools. Brain research suggests that teenage brains begin to change cycles from an earlier wake-up (and bedtime) to a much later one. So, why do we...
by Noble Newman | Jul 27, 2016 | education, education policy, education reform, Noble Newman
TESTS OFTEN JUST WASTE TIME (By the Numbers) By, Noble Newman How much time do we waste testing our students often for no other purpose than to log a grade? Simply, here are the numbers and how I see it. First, Let’s look at… THE SCHEDULE Let’s assume this is a...
by Noble Newman | Jul 19, 2016 | education, education policy, education reform, Noble Newman
Many Americans believe that the major problem within public education is the lack of focus within the administration of a school. They even go as far as to blame the teachers for not providing the adequate time and skills needed for their child to grow and learn on a...
