Helping Educators Become Culturally Connected!
Teachers get limited time to work wonders. We are stretched from lesson plans, differentiation, unit guide plans, parent emails, individualized education plans and I haven’t even mentioned where the magic happens: teaching students. In order for us to balance everything that is required of us, it’s important that educators consistently engage in learning better pedagogy […] Read more…
Building relationships is the key to classroom management. I am a firm believer in this basic foundation of sound teaching. Knowing the goals and interests of your students and tailor-making your lesson plans to engage with their unique learning styles makes any job of an educator easier in the long run when students exit your […] Read more…
Growing up, when my Grandparents would pull out photographs printed on metal plates, I thought it was the most fascinating thing to see. I would move the photographs in the light and marvel at the sharp corners. I would weigh the photographs in my hand and wonder how ridiculous it would be to carry around […] Read more…
No system is perfect. Let me repeat, no system is perfect. Public schools are not perfect. A system started by Horace Mann in the 1800s is going to have flaws. From lack of new textbooks, turnover over teachers to even missing school funds, the problems can be many. I am a public school teacher and […] Read more…
School choice instills a lot of fear in teachers. Why? School choice means that parents can decide if they want to send their kids to private school, charter school, Montessori school and even homeschool their kids and government funds would follow the student. So no matter where the child goes, funds go with the child. […] Read more…