

It's World Kindness Day!
As this day arises, I realized it is so easy to fall into robot mode -- get ready for work, get the kids off to school, go to work, come...


Verbal Abuse Destroys
As my husband and I drive through our weekend errands together, he listens to a favorite radio station of his that usually broadcasts...


School Choice
As a mom and a teacher, I advocate school choice. As a mom, I was naive to the differences between high schools in my community. I...


Teaching Place Value in a Daily Calendar Routine
Teaching place value in a daily calendar routine may make absorbing the concept in a class lesson easier. In the first county I taught...


Teaching vs. Educating -- Hmmm?
A friend of mine from Italy sent out a message in Facebook. Roughly translated, it says: "Phrase of the day.....it's a lot easier to...


What Does the Research Tell Us About Twins Sharing the Same Classroom?
Growing up in the 1960's in Upstate New York, it was my experience that twins were placed in separate classrooms. As a kid, I could see...


Cafeteria Behavior
For as long as anyone can remember, the school cafeteria has been a noisy hub of students socializing while they eat their lunches. And...


Red Ribbon Week is Next Week
R-E-S-P-E-C-T…what it means to me. More than just a catchy set of lyrics sung by the queen of soul, Aretha Franklin, respect is a topic...


Watered Down Gifted Education Programs
In this day and age, when there are so many reports claiming that the United States is falling behind the eight ball in science, math and...


Let the Empathy Begin!
I used to roll my eyes in private at school fundraisers when my daughter used to bring home her brochures at the beginning of the year. ...