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From Beth Lewis, your Guide to Elementary Education | |
Should Students Receive Less Homework?
For years, I've heard parental rumblings to the effect of "Kids have far too much homework each night. It's a headache and a hassle in our homes." It certainly does seem that children have more homework nowadays than I did as a child. But does that mean it's too much? Now some schools are moving to officially limit homework to ten minutes for each year of school. So that means a second grader would have 20 minutes per night, and so on. They're also proposing to ban homework on weekends and holidays. Would you support such a proposal at your school? Do you think students get too much homework?... Read more
| What Are You Doing This Summer?
Are you taking a break this summer? Or using the vacation to earn money or further your career goals? Sometimes, it's good to take a deep breath and rest. But I know many teachers love to take advantage of any time they can get to improve themselves for the coming school year. Here's how you should know whether you need to vegetate or stay motivated... Read more
| Comment of the Week: Do Any Teachers WANT to Leave Students Behind?
In a recent blog post, I used the phrase "witch hunt" in reference to additional new tests meant solely to assess teacher performance. Commenters agreed, and I particularly appreciated what reader Sandy had to say on the topic: This is my fifteenth year and I feel more burnt out than ever. When will parent be held accountable for their children and stop acting like teachers are against their kids? I wouldn't be teaching if I wanted to leave students "behind." It seems that teachers are no longer given the benefit of the doubt, as if a vast portion of us are presumed to be lackadaisical and incompetent in our jobs. We all agree that there are "bad" teachers in any school or district. But I'm beginning to deduce that it's easier for "the powers that be" to assume the worst about teachers, rather than reflecting on what's really wrong in our educational system and making the tough changes to fix it.... Read more
| Lesson Plans and Activities
Lesson Plans are the bread and butter of teaching. Here, you can get ideas and inspiration that you can take into the classroom and use as early as tomorrow.
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