by Sarah Green | Oct 23, 2015 | News, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
The prospects for new teachers are, many say, worse than ever. Inadequate pay, high-stakes tests that can sink a career or an entire school, and the statistics of violence in schools in the last five years are the highest on record. It’s no wonder that schools...
by Sarah Green | Oct 9, 2015 | News, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
A new study published in The Journal of Law and Economics compares Florida teachers who came to teaching through a traditional education program with those that came from a background where a bachelor’s degree in education was not mandatory. The study found that...
by Sarah Green | Oct 5, 2015 | News, Teacher Issues
Ever watch a teacher and wonder how they manage thirty kids all day while you can barely keep your two out of trouble for twenty minutes? Here are a few tips, straight from the experts. Voice down, not up. If you have something to say and you need your kids to settle...
by Sarah Green | Sep 8, 2015 | News, Teacher Issues
Good news for working parents: according to a new study from Norway, putting kids in day care doesn’t make them more aggressive. Starting the 1980s, as more and more middle-class women in Europe and North America started working outside the home, a number of studies...
by Sarah Green | Aug 18, 2015 | News, Parent Issues, Teacher Issues
On their home page, Repurpose Schoolbags spreads four quotes under the big header of FACTS: “Plastic pollution is estimated to be costing developing and industrialized nations up to $1.27 Billion annually as it threatens fishing, shipping, and tourism.” “Kerosene...
