I want to give them intelligent questions, not final answers. I want to teach them how much they have to learn — and how much they will always have to learn...
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Anna Lapera is a middle school teacher in Montgomery County, Maryland and the author of Mani Semilla Finds Her Quetzal Voice. Lapera was one of four...
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Paraprofessionals working in the Camden school district are pursuing a free pathway to becoming certified teachers as part of Teach Camden, a partnership...
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When Tom Deignan became a second-career teacher, he found himself trying — and failing — to teach literature to teens. Then, 'The Piano Lesson' and 'Fences'...
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Last month, Louisiana issued a series of common-sense recommendations titled, simply and winningly, “Let Teachers Teach.” The report hasn't received nearly...
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For teaching reading, I found that my students benefited most from shared readings and memorization of challenging works; explicit grammar instruction;...
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Mister Rogers knew children must repeatedly be told they are good and worthy of love. He realized that children must be allowed to experience all their feelings...
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Iawoke on a recent morning thinking about death. Not morbidly about my own — though at this age, the clock ticks more loudly, so that's not a far reach.
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Many women see Bible study as a dynamic, Spirit-filled, heart-penetrating discipline, while doctrine is a dry, academic pursuit.
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A new study on employee upskilling finds that relying on junior workers to educate senior colleagues about emerging technology is no longer a sufficient way to...
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