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What to Do when Students ask Tough Questions

What to Do when Students ask Tough Questions

by Noble Newman | Dec 28, 2017 | education, Noble Newman

Back in the day, there was a pretty clear boundary between kids and the rest of the world. Parents or teachers acted as the gatekeepers of what a child was or wasn’t exposed to and was able to introduce various topics when everyone was ready to handle them. Today,...

Special Needs Teachers Part 4: Manipulate the Classroom

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...

Special Needs Teachers Part 2: Amount of Homework

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...

TESTS OFTEN JUST WASTE TIME (By the Numbers)

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...

Great Teachers Are Trained (Not Taught)

by Noble Newman | Jun 28, 2016 | education, education policy, education reform, Noble Newman

Theory versus Practice.  You may have seen someone who was “Born to teach” like this year’s National Teacher of the Year, Jahana Hayes or the one seen in this picture, who just seems like the kind of teacher who can entertain and inspire you.  But most teachers rely...
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