State Testing Linked to Premature Baldness

I’m willing to admit to a high degree of frustration when it comes to standardized testing. In fact, during the … More

Why You Should End the Year with Algebra

I think much of what I know about teaching, about kids, about life itself, I learned from Spanky and Our … More

The Major League Baseball season is underway, which seems a trivial point in the broad scheme of academics. Yet were … More

Okay, that’s not a squirrel, but a mongoose, as in Rikki Tikki Tavi from The Jungle Book. My students are … More

After announcing the approach of my first grandchild via Facebook, I received a message from a former student thanking me … More

If you’ve never heard one of your students attempt a southern accent you must give Box Brown’s Freedom Crate a … More

How engaging are read aloud plays? Consider this bit of anecdotal evidence: In December my students were working on my … More

With Martin Luther King Day just around the corner, I’ve frequently been asked of late, “How do you get kids … More

Merry Christmas! For a look at how much can be done with read aloud plays, a Flip camera, and simple … More

Admit it. You’re using one of those big fat textbooks to teach reading, one of those monstrosities brought to you … More