I actually fixed my hair today and... 1st grade ?compliment¿ of the day... “Miss Stanley, you look like you’re going to a concert.” Me confused “Whys that?” Kid shakes hand at me “Just the hair and all of it”
🍎TEACHER TUESDAY🍎
It’s #teachertuesday !!! Every Tuesday this school year
@EducationGalaxy will give away gifts to teachers. Today a $200 Amazon gift card will go to 1 random teacher to help #clearthelist! Enter to win by retweeting this post. Must follow us so we can DM you.
A principal recently told me that some parents don't want their kids "just reading" while at school. He asked what research he could share to show those parents that "just reading" has ACADEMIC benefits. Here it the chart I shared. #DisruptingThinking
Teachers must be willing to give up the control they currently have in giving students tasks to which there already is an answer. More learning takes place in getting to the solution, than in the solution itself. https://t.co/r18vb4O3Jb
Why teach? Because there are few other occupations where every single day learning happens as a direct result of what you create and execute. Learning has no ending. You are always needed.
Tim Abrams of Ky Retired Teachers Assn tells Ky Leg panel on public pensions that a defined-benefits pension is a major recruiting and retention tool for good teachers, who otherwise might be drawn to private jobs that pay better. ^JC