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How did we get to a point where students can miss 50+ days of school, struggle with basic reading and math, and still get promoted to the next grade? Then we act surprised when they’re years behind later on.
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I'm watching the education sphere, and I'm nervous that when discussing the ideal use of AI and new tech in the classroom, there's zero consideration that no-AI might, in fact, be the ideal
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Recess is the answer to a lot of problems at school.
Kids learn how to solve disputes, use their imaginations, exercise, etc.
When recess ends, kids start to dislike school. It’s an easy fix.
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One of my best friends is a public elementary school teacher in Missouri
He’s been teaching there for 6 years and each year his class has the highest test scores out of all of the teachers in his grade and the school as a whole
He’s not supposed to do this but he doesn’t follow the curriculum he is required to use because according to him it sucks (he’s probably right) and thus he stopped using it after his first year
Since that decision, his students have been excelling, again, scoring the highest out of the other classes and school
The response from his administration and other teachers?
Admonishment, ridicule, and judgment
Now, yes, he’s technically supposed to follow the curriculum and understandably he is in the wrong for violating that
But since he consistently provides fantastic results, wouldn’t you think that his school would at least ask him what he’s doing to see if maybe there is a way to integrate some of his methods because clearly they are working
But no - everyone tells him to follow the curriculum, even though those that are following it, aren’t getting the same results he is getting
This is one of those instances where the bureaucracy that is so intertwined in schools is a detriment
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“Decades of research clearly demonstrate that for novices (compromising virtually all students) direct, explicit instruction is more effective and more efficient than partial guidance.” @P_A_Kirschner
Putting Students on the Path to Learning, a must-read article for all teachers and one I will be sharing this week in my pre-service teacher training Language and Literacy course @TrentUSoE.
Link to full article: aft.org/sites/default/files/…
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No. Not powerful. Teachers are not parents, social workers, therapists, clergymen, pals, or confidantes. Stop asking them to be anything other than teachers.
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Dear university education professors,
Here are some books that should be mandatory texts in your programs. X friends, add one text that you think is essential for soon to be teachers. I'm focusing on books based on research, but model application.
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“You say public schools have enough money. Well why are teachers buying their own supplies then?!”
Allow me to explain:
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THE ONLY BIRD THAT DARES TO ATTACK AN EAGLE IS A CROW, BUT THE EAGLE NEVER FIGHTS BACK. HERE IS WHY:
1. The crow is the only bird bold enough to sit on the eagle's back and peck at its neck.
Relentless. Annoying.
But the eagle... stays calm.
2. The eagle doesn't flap. Doesn't fight. Doesn't waste energy. It does one thing: It rises.
3. The higher the eagle soars. The thinner the air becomes. The crow? It can't handle the altitude.
4. Eventually, the crow gasps. Loses strength...And falls off.Not because the eagle attacked
But because the eagle ascended.
5. Let the crows talk. Let them peck. You don't have to respond. Just keep going higher.
6. They can't follow you forever. Your growth will suffocate their noise. So don't engage. Elevate.

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I cannot get enough of the research on classroom seating arrangements
It's just a prime example of how progressive, "student-centered" education promises much but ultimately fails
When desks move from groups to rows, on task behavior DOUBLED
Conversely, rates of disrupted TRIPLED when desks were placed in groups
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Unit 0: Learning How to Learn is done! I’m sharing the booklet with a few disclaimers. The booklet includes the following sections:
✔️Part 1: Memory
✔️Part 2: Retrieval Practice
✔️Part 3: Learning Myths
✔️Part 4: Metacognition
✔️Part 5: How Our Brains Learn
✔️Exam Revision Guide
This is from a few years ago, but wow…
open.spotify.com/episode/6UC…
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When schools require teachers to offer retakes & accept late work, they ALSO need to provide teachers the extra time those requirements take.
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When Admin and Counselors pressure teachers to accept late work after grades are due so that students can pass, that devalues the work in the classroom by the T and ignores all of the reminders, time and assistance they gave the student and their parents.