I am a teacher, and as part of my dedication to professional development and communication, I try to maintain this blog to share my opinions with others and to do my part to ensure that important topics and and news get some attention. Since I am not always able to post well written blog entries, the most common changes on this blog are the Clipmarks- highlights from important news stories and text from a variety of internet sources. There you will see clips of things I have thought are interesting and important as well as finds other clippers have found. Hope you find something interesting!
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Well another school year is ending, and I can happily say I actually can't wait for it to end this year after being so busy subbing! There is a possibility I will be...
It's been quite awhile since I last posted as I have been very busy substituting in different classrooms and different schools! All the moving from class to class, school...
When I first saw the news article title on Yahoo this morning: Not It! Mass. elementary school bans tag, I thought, there's a school that wants to encourage its students to play...
Yet more people who want to ban books like Harry Potter... Ga. Mother seeks Harry Potter Ban- Yahoo Newstory Apparently, dear Harry promotes the indocrination of the Wiccan...
Yesterday, the BC courts ruled that school boards can not charge students extra fees for materials needed to complete the requirements for graduation. That might be...
Instead of me commenting on the scary things that have happened in high schools in the US this past week, I thought I had to briefly talk about something people have just...
Finally a good article about Education in the news... For years I have fortunately reaped the benefits of having been forced to play piano as a child. While it was curiosity...
Another newsbit today that I'm not copying over...Apparently according to a recent study, taller people are "smarter." Not only do they earn more money [I think that...
A new "study" stirs up the teacher-gender-student-learning theory... One would think that "teacher-quality" would be the most deciding factor. Everyone connects with...
Interesting newsbit below about the renewed push to spell words in English the way that we say them. This is of course not new, and while it might help to change some...
Tech creates Bubble for Kids An Interesting Yahoo story! Copied below as links time out after a while... ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++...
Yahoo Newsbit on Teachers leaving the profession after 5 years Not really news...In the teacher education program, we are told that very few teachers make it past year 5- in...
Another newsbit about education popped up on Yahoo today... this time about the surprising beliefs "1/3" of American youths hold about geography and world events this past...
I guess there's lots to comment on this week, so I better get to it 1. The High School Rankings The BC High School scores came out last week, and the regular arguing has ensued...
Fidgeting in the Classroom A news article on Yahoo today talked about fidgeting in the classroom and how letting students move is a good thing... finally someone that...
For once, blame the student ____________________ A newsbit on Education made the top Yahoo news again today- a probably rightfully frustrated English teacher notes that...
Some Education related news bits gleaned from Yahoo news today...Babies Try to Help My Thoughts...I think it's interesting that humans are naturally helpful without any...
While there are important things happening in the realm of education all the time, occassionally there are weird bits of information that I wonder why they are even worth...
An interesting news article on Yahoo notes that in a recent study, University graduates in the US lack skills in being able to interpret different types of texts, including...
One of the popular bookmarking and recommending sites is delicious. I've been using it for awhile when I'm bored and looking for something silly to waste time on. ...
Well it's a new year again, and with the start of the new year, talk about the Foundation Skills (FSAs) begins again. Each year, students in grades 4 and 7 in...
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