How I Eliminated (Almost) All Grading Problems In My Classroom
Grading problems still surfaced, but with a system in place, it was easier to identify what went wrong and communicate why to students.
Grading problems still surfaced, but with a system in place, it was easier to identify what went wrong and communicate why to students.
If we truly want a better world, we can’t continue to mirror the worst parts of that world into our classrooms.
“Every act of perception is to some degree an act of creation, and every act of memory is to some degree an act of imagination.”
‘Education is not the filling of a pot but the lighting of a fire.’ –W.B. Yeats
While ‘being cool’ isn’t necessary for effective pedagogy, there is an undeniable performative component to teaching.
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs is a theoretical framework comprising a tiered model of human needs.
If you would’ve told me that rather than quitting teaching, I should ‘try counseling,’ I probably would not have responded favorably.
The premise: good teaching is extraordinarily difficult and one of the primary challenges seems to be a lack of time. Since we can’t invent time, we could take a closer look at where our time is going.
Many teachers don’t have the luxury of deciding what’s sustainable for them. In these cases, they somehow ‘survive’ or they quit.
We are beginning to see the long-term effects of the incredible challenge of sustainable, quality teaching.
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