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 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 | Jul 18, 2017 | education, Noble Newman, Writing
Teachers and professors spend years on end teaching students how to give presentations via “Baptism by Fire,” that is, by practicing in front of their classmates and friends. From the engagement that their visuals draw to the body language of the presenters, the...
by Noble Newman | Oct 19, 2016 | education, education policy
Think back to your years as a student, stuck in a classroom for eight or nine hours a day listening to your teachers drone on and on about their class curriculum. They talked, you took notes, maybe nodded, and answered a question or two. You were so focused in on...
by Noble Newman | Sep 10, 2016 | education, Noble Newman
Almost across the board, US corporate profits are struggling–down almost 12% compared to a year ago. While financial and economic analysts can point to a number of things this could be the cause–or the result– of, Fortune Magazine, Deutsche Bank and KitCo,...