Are you thinking about homeschooling your child? Perhaps you’re 90% sure you’re going to jump in but would like one more piece of information to convince yourself to take the leap, or maybe you’re already on your homeschooling adventure and want to give your child something for motivation.
Cedric Davenport
Experiential Learning: What is it and How Can it Be Used?
Today we’re diving into what experiential learning is and the importance of incorporating it into your classroom and life.
Class Size: Why Size and Money Really Do Matter
Today we’ll be looking at class sizes and funding and how these 2 things directly relate to the quality of education your students receive.
The Case Against Standardized Testing
It is an important staple of the American education system and is used to determine many things like whether you can advance to the next grade, graduate, or even go to the college, university, or graduate school of your choice. They are even used by the military to allocate job assignments.
“Hard History” is Fueling Racial Divides in Schools
In today’s episode we’re taking a look at how the “hard history” of slavery is presented to our students and helping to fuel racial divides in schools across the nation.
What is an SLP? and Other School Resource Staff Explained
In today’s episode you’ll be meeting my new part-time co-host, and we’ll be taking a deep dive into support staff in schools and how they can help your students learn better through teacher and parent cooperation.
Hacking Your Student’s Brain for Education
Today we will discuss some methods you can use to begin hacking your student’s minds so they get the most out of each lesson you present.
The Ties Between EMOs and Charter Schools
In my previous article, I did a deep dive into charter schools and what you should consider when choosing one. EMOs (education management organizations) were briefly discussed as a way…
The Rise of Alternative Education: Charter Schools
The main difference between charter and traditional public schools is autonomy. Charters are free to pursue alternative curriculum approaches and can focus on specific fields of study, such as art and technology.
Trends in Pre and Post Pandemic Reading Levels
I would argue that most teachers have a results-first approach to teaching reading. This is not completely their fault, as our educational institutions perpetuate it by forcing them to think in terms of quotas rather than actual learning.