Classroom Issues
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What can you try when you're at your wits end? When you think you've already done everything to extinguish a behavior and nothing works? more...
Nearly 250,000 schools have amplified classrooms so every student can focus on the lesson and not strain to hear the teacher over the ventilation system and other noises. more...
Weak Discipline and Principals
For what reasons should students be removed from the classroom and sent to the principal's office? Principals and teachers disagree. Louisville principal sets criteria. more...
How many high school students admit to cheating recently? Statistics show cheating is at an all time high. more...
Milwaukee doesn't seem to be having the same success other schools are having with same gender classes. Are they forgetting something or first year experimentation? more...
There are as many ELL programs as there are schools. Some use total immersion but other schools vary greatly in how they teach the language to foreign speaking students. more...
While some schools are banning cell phones in schools, Nashville, TN administrators are handing out cell phones to student leaders at school expense. Why? more...
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To Grade or Not to Grade Homework
By: Harvey Craft
All over the nation the winds of change in education are howling. Unfortunately the winds are not moving much dust. Old-school techniques still rule. more...
By: Amy Martin
College instructors need to refine and revise their teaching techniques to reach a new generation of college students (Generation Y, also known as "The Millennials"). more...
Teach Character Education to Manage Classroom
By: Lynda Allison
Students' issues are rooted in three commonly believed myths: choices are without consequences, youth have no value, and they have no power to change their circumstances. more...
How to Use Wikipedia at School
By: Tom Wolsey
Teachers and parents are often concerned when students use Wikipedia as a source of information. However, collaboratively-written resources may be useful academic tools. more...
Math Tutors Help Kids Master Numerical Concepts
By: Richard Freeland
Kids needn't be left behind in the quest for math mastery. A professional math tutor can lead them from the shadows of confusion to the light of understanding. more...
How to Keep Kids Motivated in School
By: Linda Mundorff
Walk into any American classroom and you will find kids doing everything but paying attention. Many are disruptive, asleep, drawing, talking, texting, and daydreaming. more...
Grade Retention and Social Promotion
By: DeLene Sholes
Every year teachers and parents struggle with the question of how to help children who have not met the academic standards expected for their age or grade level. more...
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