My Guest Post: Let Students Make Mistakes (A 4 minute read)

My Guest Post: Let Students Make Mistakes (A 4 minute read)

by | May 20, 2015 | character development, character education, Classroom, classroom language

Can you think of a time in school when you made a mistake? Was it a learning experience or just humiliating? The title of this blog may make some of you cringe, recalling some of your biggest mistakes in your own classroom experiences. Allowing for mistakes to be made is much different from how many of us were taught growing up.

Students Speak Out: Why Do We Like Some Teachers and Not Others? (caution: sensitive material): A 4 minute read

Students Speak Out: Why Do We Like Some Teachers and Not Others? (caution: sensitive material): A 4 minute read

by | May 13, 2015 | Best Practices, Classroom, classroom conflict

Teaching is difficult. Excellent teaching is even harder. Building a strong connection with students, along with pedagogy, best practices…and sometimes a magic wand, is the foundation to any lasting teaching. During my first few years teaching, it bothered me that some students just didn’t seem to like me.