Surveys vary widely on what percent of young children dream of becoming teachers. This is no surprise given the sometimes less rigorous methods employed by the surveyors. But most of these surveys suggest that perhaps 10 to 20 percent of school aged children, mostly girls, hold teaching up as their dream job. So, how many
I Love Educators. But I hate Teachers. No, no, no, not the people, they’re amazing. It’s the title I have trouble with. Okay, maybe I should have been less dramatic and used those quote thingies, but oh well. In any case, let me explain. Modern instruction and school organization are the descendants of educational history. They
My colleague recently attended a meeting of school officials from around the state discussing approaches to solving problems in schools suffering the greatest academic distress. Lots of ideas were shared, considered, and dismissed. Consensus came when a superintendent stood up and pitched a program his former district had employed. At no point during the superintendent’s
With an increased emphasis on collaborative teaming in schools, there has been a subsequent spread in the adoption of common formative assessments, or CFAs for short. CFAs provide teachers who are covering the same curricular standards to assess idea comprehension or skill acquisition close on the heels of instruction. These assessments provide collaborative teams with