Posts in Education

Beware the Trojan Horse?

If there’s anything to the idea of reincarnation, then I’m going to go way out on a limb and suggest that Missouri Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick[…]

Outside-the-Classroom Help for Schools

I had the good fortune recently to learn of a great program that, among other things, connects older adults with younger students who have educational[…]

Short Division and Student Understanding

Return with me briefly to my fourth grade school year (and bring your own dinosaur jokes with you). We’re headed to Mrs. Dice’s classroom at[…]

Teachers’ Shots & Student Understanding

Two topics have been pulling at me recently.  Here’s a quick look at both: Back to School. And Teachers.  Again. Back-to-school talk is growing, and[…]

Can Mathematicians Speak English? 🙂

. . . mathematicians had to be eliminated from the study because they tended to write in formulae rather than English.

When Instant History Invades the Classroom

JFK Many of us were alive in November 1963 when JFK was assassinated, and we will always remember where we were.  Many of us were[…]

Top 3 Educational Resolutions for 2023

It’s resolution-making time, of course. Why not consider adding the cause of education to your list of things to help improve this year?  There is[…]

Dropping Out, Dropping In, and Learning

As much energy as we spend worrying about drop-outs (and I’m NOT saying that’s bad!), I’ve often wondered if it wouldn’t be wise to spend[…]

Teaching Fish, Reading Foxtrot, and Making Sense

“if you judge a fish by its ability to climb trees, it will live its whole life believing it is stupid.”  We visited that quote[…]

The Three R’s, the Three A’s, and the Three C’s

There’s nothing like a good mnemonic to help remember an important fact, set of instructions, or other useful associations.  How many of us can still[…]

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