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All about teachers and the world of teaching; teachers sharing their best and worst interactions with students, best teaching practices, the path to becoming a teacher, and more.
In the Trenches
If you ever want to be humbled, become a high school math teacher. I guarantee you, every time you have a good day, a day where you feel like a great teacher, a teacher the kids respect and like, one they can listen to and learn from, you’ll have a day that knocks you right back into the trenches.
By Paula J Peckham3 years ago in Education
The Magic Strength of Leadership
Pointless, Boring, Lost, Invisible, Fake, Ordinary, Average, a Background Character. These are all words among other synonymous ones that I would use to describe the vision and interpretation of my life through my youthful and validation-hungry stained lens. Like many others I later came to know and meet, I was living a life that externally represented the societal and culturally accepted view and definition of success while allowing it to conflict with my internal feelings and thoughts of authentic and genuine intention and Source.
By Luis Ruben Miranda Vizcaino3 years ago in Education
Some Teachers are Unforgettable
My first teachers were my grandmother and my mother and they were the best. They are long gone, but in my memory they remain and I often utilize the education that they provided for me. As a student of the public schools, I met and learned under a wide array of male and female teachers. Some of them I remember very well. Most of them I don't. I went to 11 different schools to get to my high school graduation from Pre-School to Kindergarten, to Elementary School, to Middle School, to Jr. High School, and finally High School. I also graduated from two colleges. In the end, the hardest lessons and teachers I had were the ones I had in regards to the "real world school" or Pinellas County Jail. That was where everything I had learned for 47 years was tested to the absolute extreme; Where my pride had to be swallowed while I explored the depths of humility.
By Shanon Marie Clare Angermeyer Norman3 years ago in Education
What happened to education?
When I was in elementary school, we had our normal courses you know, Math, Science, English, Social Studies, etc. We were also very fortunate to have P.E. with an actual P.E. teacher, and we also had Dance class. In Jr. High besides the already mentioned classes we also had Band, Choir, Typing, ASB, AVID, Spanish and even time for accelerated reading. By the time I was in high school we had all the choices previously mentioned and we also had French, Art, Creative Writing, Drama, Welding, Auto Tech, Woodworking, and Home Economics.
By Drake Black3 years ago in Education
The Dangers of Being a Teacher during the Pandemic
As I am writing this I am thinking about how many of my family members and friends have died to COVID-19, I am thinking about how many of my fellow teachers have gotten sick, I am thinking of how many of my students have contracted this illness, and I am thinking about how my school insists that the teachers, staff, and students who have been caught COVID-19 in our campus have not been infected at school, but mostly at family gatherings, funerals, because they failed to wear a mask properly or at all, and a plethora of other reasons.
By Drake Black3 years ago in Education
Give Me More than a Winner's Perspective
How do we teach history to a generation who is losing trust in history? How do we teach history to a generation who does not see the value in history? How do we teach history to a generation that knows the education system does not share the whole truth of history?
By Victoria Jane3 years ago in Education
How to Choose the Best Maths Tutor
If you're a struggling student who needs all the help you can get, then finding the best maths teachers will help you a great deal. As a new student, you'll face many obstacles in front of you as you struggle to grasp the concepts of math. One of those obstacles is getting an education. Private math tutoring is an option that you may want to look into if you're feeling under pressure from your family and friends as they try to give you their support. Here are some ways in which you can find math tutor for your child.
By Adil Sheikh3 years ago in Education
Kiva
It all started one year when I was sent a link to a site called Kiva. The idea behind Kiva was to do something about the lack of micro-loans available for people who didn’t have the wherewithal to get loans because they were bad credit risks or lived in places which didn’t have traditional banks. When you go on the website, you can pick a country, a type of person or a group, a goal the person asking for the loan is working towards — it offers information that allows the lender, you and all the other people interested in helping the person/group, to feel like you know where your money is going to go and why.
By Jennifer Ryan3 years ago in Education