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...
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,...
