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posted by: Cindy Omlin
| June 19, 2012, 10:37 am
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Any teacher will tell you that a surefire way of stirring up trouble with an educator involves remarking, “Must be nice to not work during the summer.” While summertime might mean that “the livin’ is easy” for some, most teachers find the summertime just as busy as the school year. Students might not be in the classroom, but teachers are often busy with professional development, conferences, trainings and other activities to improve their skills in preparation for the upcoming school year.
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posted by: Cindy Omlin
| June 15, 2012, 10:09 pm
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As teachers, we can whine until the cows come home about “kids these days” and their general bad behavior. It’s so easy to shake our fists and exclaim, “Why aren’t parents teaching their kids to behave?” Teachers will go bonkers if they devote more energy to being frustrated about student behavior rather than being optimistic and pro-active about helping students to be better people.
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posted by: Cindy Omlin
| June 15, 2012, 01:58 pm
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Obviously chronic absence from school can greatly affect a student's performance levels, however student truancy may have broader implications beyond the individual student. According to recent studies on American student absenteeism, teachers and the overall performance of schools can also be adversely affected.
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posted by: Cindy Omlin
| June 13, 2012, 02:42 pm
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As public charter schools gear up to celebrate twenty years of success and advancement, leaders in the movement are thrilled to report that charter school growth in the last two years has hit record levels. Since the beginning of 2011, 23 states have approved new laws aimed at strengthening public charter schools. Whether dealing with lifting caps or strengthening accountability, the news laws will be instrumental in creating a culture of public charter school excellence and continued growth in the years ahead.
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posted by: Cindy Omlin
| June 13, 2012, 09:44 am
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In the battle of classroom management versus teacher sanity, it is imperative that every teacher makes use of his/her inherent sense of awareness. While these self-examining “superpowers” aren’t exactly the powers of the Incredible Hulk or Spiderman, they are powerful enough to manage the classroom on the most hectic of days. This suite of abilities is what educators refer to as “withitness.”
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