Karen Osborn

I have been in education for 25 years. I completed my Educational Leadership degree at Pittsburg State University and am currently a Title Math Teacher.

[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

PSA: 📣

[Dr. Craig A. Correll @drcorrell]

Not only are students missing out academically when they miss too much school, it also sets a pattern in their behavior. Employers want to hire graduates who value attendance and understand this is a life skill. #ksed

[Jon Beck @CoachJonBeck]

One of the best ways to show kids that you care about them is through discipline. Part of the responsibility of parents, coaches, teachers, etc, is to hold kids accountable. The goal of discipline is to foster change for the better. Lifelong growth is achieved through discipline!

[Advocate GOAT @theDRAMAgoat1]

Refusing services for your child just because you don't want them to be labelled is educational neglect. It's not about you, it's about what is best for your child. Why would any parent want their kid to suffer when they need support? I don't get it.

[Alice Keeler @alicekeeler]

Kid scores 100% on a retest... Only given a 70%. For what possible justification do we put scores in the gradebook that do not match what a student knows?

There is no average time to learn something. Punishing students for taking longer to learn something seems archaic

[We Are Teachers @WeAreTeachers]

Practices like restorative justice and PBIS are on the rise, but do they really work? https://t.co/jqeVnJKcbX

[Monte Syrie @MonteSyrie]

Thank you to all who are preparing kids for the “real world.”

[Nicholas Ferroni @NicholasFerroni]

How many hours do teachers work? (Share this w/ anyone who has ever said that teachers only work until 3, or only work 180 days a year)

[Tyler Rablin @Mr_Rablin]

Need another example? If a student gets one 0 but then get an 89% and an 89%, they would technically have an F.

Not yet convinced that 0s in averaging are to final grades what insulting your date's outfit on a first date is to your chances for a second date?

One more...

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[Tyler Rablin @Mr_Rablin]

A note about averaging grades when 0s are present:

If a student receives one 0, they must then get 85% on 16 subsequent assignments before their grade will reach a B.

Another example: if a student gets 95% 33 times but has two 0s, they'd only get an A if you round up.

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[Karen Osborn @karen_kosborn]

@annkbrown Tuck? 😂

[Jon Beck @CoachJonBeck]

The team you’re on is less important than the attitude, effort & energy you bring. Freshman, Sophomore, JV, Varsity, starter, 2nd string, role player, etc. doesn’t define who you are. How you respond to your role, while working for the role you want & helping your team win, DOES!

[Weston Kieschnick @Wes_Kieschnick]

Homework is less valuable than a child’s extracurricular activities.

They gave school 7 hours today. Now let them put their work down so they can pick up a ball, piano, play, family time.

Don’t let your content trample their passions. #FridayFeeling

[Wealth Director @wealth_director]

No friendship or relationship should be draining you.

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Your worth is not defined by what you achieve or acquire. It’s a question of who you become and how you contribute to others.

Self-esteem should come from character, not success or status. The highest accomplishment is to be a person of generosity, curiosity, and integrity.

[Alice Keeler @alicekeeler]

Grading is NOT Essential to the Instructional Process @tguskey https://t.co/3Y5Wqf6IUu

[Beth Hawks @PhysicsHawk]

"There is no doubt that having students memorize lists of isolated facts is not enriching. It is also true that trying to teach students skills such as analysis or synthesis in the absence of factual knowledge is impossible."

[Monte Syrie @MonteSyrie]

I wrote the first sentence for him. I wrote the second sentence with him. He wrote the third sentence with me. He wrote the fourth sentence for himself. He kept writing.

It was an assessment.

But that will skew the grading.

Who said anything about grading?

We were learning.

[Wealth Director @wealth_director]

Stop being loyal to things that ruin your peace of mind.