Learning to read is a complicated, multifaceted developmental step that requires letter and sound recognition, social and contextual understanding, some experience of literature and story conventions, and support from the ...

Many teachers describe the profession as a calling. Some may have even felt the yearning to teach before they were in school themselves. Lining up their teddy bears to lead ...

When I was a teacher my school didn’t offer any cooking classes, so I folded cooking and food into the subjects I taught. I would use recipes as reading comprehension ...

For many people, Shakespeare’s work is timeless. However, students notoriously find the olde English difficult to understand and often complain when teachers begin a Shakespeare topic or unit of study. ...

My teaching career has spanned four different towns in two capital cities on both sides of the Atlantic. I’ve seen just about every urban education problem you can imagine—from overcrowding ...

When a couple decides to divorce, their children must face some harsh realities about the world. Sometimes people fall out of love, sometimes we have no control over our lives ...

In my 13-year career as a teacher, both in North America and England, I have been on a lot of off-site trips, residential sleepovers, and days out. I know children ...

Poverty is a major hurdle to achieving a balanced education, but not always in the ways most people suspect. When we think of economic barriers to learning we often think ...

Donald Trump’s choice for the new Secretary of Education faced a grilling at her recent senate confirmation hearing. Betsy is a wealthy businesswoman who has long called for changes to ...

Getting your children organized and ready for school can be a real challenge. Believe me, I know. In addition to being an elementary school teacher for 13 years, I am ...

Good teachers know that building strong relationships with parents is an essential step in helping all students to achieve. Building, developing and maintaining strong family to home school links helps ...

Sometimes it can be difficult to really listen to constructive criticism, it can hurt our ego’s and if you haven't been a student yourself in a while it can be ...