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I learned a new word this week: sciolism. It’s my new favorite word. Learning about it slapped me in the forehead with a V8 moment, reminding me not to settle for shallow busywork or entertaining (but brainless) activities in my lesson plans.
It reminds me to get to the point.
Don’t ramble. If there is an [...]
Posted on March 24th, 2009 by Sharon Elin
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Misconceptions about teaching keep on thumbing their noses at us. As educators, we’re branded by stereotypes that shrug us off and insult us until we splat onto on the continuum of professionalism somewhere between babysitter and beach bum. As Rodney Dangerfield quipped about his constant plight of being dismissed, we just can’t get any respect.
How many times have I [...]
Posted on March 18th, 2009 by Sharon Elin
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Imagine a farmer giving up his John Deere tractor to go back to the hand plow. It’s much cheaper, and he knows how to use it (it’s been used for generations) and it gets the job done. At quick glance, the farm looks like it runs just fine. But watch the comparison with [...]
Posted on March 7th, 2009 by Sharon Elin
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Are you an educator who sometimes feels overwhelmed?
Ever grumble about the way things ought to be?
Ask most teachers what they would like to see changed about education, and the answers will differ, depending on where they are when asked. What teachers might say behind closed doors in the faculty workroom probably is not what [...]
Posted on March 1st, 2009 by Sharon Elin
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