by Jana Hoff | Aug 23, 2017 | Student Issues, Teacher Issues
Technology has been moving fast in the past few years. New developments have opened avenues for teaching and learning that weren’t possible less than a decade ago. Technology that started out merely as time-wasters and distractions are now being used to enhance the...
by Jana Hoff | Oct 2, 2013 | Student Issues, Teacher Issues
Everything is going smoothly, and all the kids are on task. All, except for little Johnny. All the other kids have written essays. Johnny has written nothing. All the other kids have clean desks. Johnny has doodled all over his. While others are focused Johnny...
by Jana Hoff | Sep 26, 2013 | Parent Issues, Teacher Issues
Your child is going on their first field trip. Maybe it’s to the zoo or the aquarium. You receive a letter in the mail asking for volunteers to chaperone. Great, you think! I’m free on that day, and I’d love to accompany a group of kids to wherever they’re going. ...
by Jana Hoff | Sep 23, 2013 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
If you have any children over the age of three and under the age of 20, chances are you have heard of Minecraft. If not, it’s a simple video game in which players build structures. There’s almost no violence, and the graphics look very blocky since it’s built in...
by Jana Hoff | Sep 18, 2013 | News, Teacher Issues
Oh Macklemore, how could you have known what a stir your song would cause? “Same Love”, the song heard around the world, has once again made headlines. A school teacher has again been reprimanded for playing the song the North Carolina superintendent called...
