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,...
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 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...
