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Dr. John, Your Program Isn’t Credible
3.12.10 - John Jensen, Ph.D. - A new principal with whom I’ve shared a number of ideas was shaking his head about several students in his small high school. “They sit there day after day and get nothing done,” he said. The school employs a computerized curriculum.
My First Evaluation
3.8.10 - Sonam Shahani - Periodically, one of our cohort teaching assistants visits us when we are in the elementary school classrooms. Two weeks ago she came in during naptime when my partner and I were in the teacher’s lounge creating games for the students. ...
DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY
3.6.10 - Will Fitzhugh - In gymnastics, performances are judged not just on execution but also on the degree of difficulty. The same system is used in diving and in ice skating. An athlete is of course judged on how well they do something, but their score also includes how hard it was to do that particular exercise....
Evaluating the RTT Finalists
3.6.10 - Tom Carroll - The Race to the Top finalists – 15 states plus the District of Columbia – do not have an equal chance of actually winning a Round One grant in the $4 billion competition....
We Teach the Wrong Things Thoroughly
3.3.10 - John Jensen, Ph.D. - We live inside a system of group behavior we call society. Among all other animals, group behavior is guided securely by instinct. Particular animals learn over centuries to seek out the environment that suits them and to rely on their instincts to survive in it. ...
Getting Inside Students' Thinking
2.27.10 - John Jensen, Ph.D. - A principal, formerly a math teacher, discussed with me a middle school student who’d arrived a couple months ago and whose home situation was difficult. The student, whom I’ll call Harvey, showed stubbornness and attempts to bend the rules - ...
Demystifying Social Change, A Series Part 3 A Basis of Unity
3.8.10 - John Jensen, Ph.D. - A choir is practicing. After a pause, the conductor signals it to resume but the sound is like fingernails on a chalkboard. The conductor taps the music stand and says “A little alertness please. We’re on page four, measure three.” ...
Demystifying Social Change, A Series Part 2 Mediocre Thinking
3.1.10 - John Jensen, Ph.D. - The basic point is this. Our quality of thinking determines our results. Poor quality means poor results. Less obvious is that our quality stays low if we’re pained when others try to help us improve it....
Demystifying Social Change, A Series Part 1 Pay the Price
2.23.10 - John Jensen, Ph.D. - Awareness of the world these days means seeing needs unmet and wishing one could do something about them--education, for example. We can wish and hope for change, or we can set causes in motion. This series of seven articles explains changes in thinking and approach that set causes in motion now. ...
The Teaching Profession as Phoenix
2.22.10 - Ron Isaac- Imagine that you have been a successful practicing pediatrician for many years and have retained your original idealism and smarts over all that time. You're a great diagnostician with a "bedside manner" to match. You've sharpened your skills,...
Unexpected Events
2.22.10 - Sonam Shahani - I walked into the classroom on Tuesday morning and was surprised to see that my Cooperating Teacher (CT) was not in the room. Since she is usually present and prepared to give my partner and me instructions in the morning, I figured she must be somewhere nearby and sat down to wait for her....
Twenty [Unrelated] Questions
2.8.10 - Sonam Shahani - I hear that new teachers consistently get sick during their first experience in the classroom. Interesting - can teaching literally make you sick?...
Building on Rapport in High School
2.8.10 - John Jensen, Ph.D. - A high school teacher had improved his students’ promptness by applying a consequence for being late....A Second-Grader’s Emotional Needs
2.6.10. - John Jensen, Ph.D. - A second grade teacher has had ongoing challenges with a bright, energetic, wilful, and occasionally defiant girl who sometimes doesn’t get along with other students. Following was my note to her....
Attention: College Grads – Whip Up Your Dream Job!
We are inundated with bad economic news: thousands of people have lost jobs and companies have filled for bankruptcy. It doesn’t feel like a particularly good time to be graduating from college and thrust into the workforce. However, a down economy can also provide an opportunity for recent graduates to pursue a rewarding career. ...An Interview with Glenn Scoggins: Teaching at an International School
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Tricia
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2010-03-12 08:11:07
Thank you for this information. I have just glanced at the standards, but saw the same problem with them. I, too, trust Dr. ...
Mary McKeever
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2010-03-11 22:33:00
This is the no surprise. There are several persons, of whom I have first hand knowlege, that are positioning themselves for a "jihad" right here ...
Doug Little
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2010-03-11 22:31:17
I hope he didn't hurt himself patting his own back. The fact is that most charter schools are worse than their nearest PS. They are ...
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2010-03-11 17:10:38
If you send more money out of country, than you spend on education, this is the result. Other countries eventually will catch up to ...
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This warms my heart so much. I have tears in my eyes. I have to say GREAT JOB to the students, teachers, and ...
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a former director of information services, university professor and public school administrator, is a disabled Vietnam veteran who lives in Driftwood., TX.
a former director of information services, university professor and public school administrator, is a disabled Vietnam veteran who lives in Driftwood., TX.
