Teachers are finding it more of a challenge than ever to keep their classrooms healthy and clean for students, according to a recent survey of teachers. The survey found that 90 percent of teachers think it is “common for students to come to school sick.” Only about 30 percent said their schools’ custodial staff disinfects the classrooms regularly. “Germs are…
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Overcrowding A Problem For Some Los Angeles Schools
A long time ago, kids went to school in a one-room schoolhouse. Kids ranged in age from around 7 to 16, and were all taught by the same teacher. In the cities, schools were mostly run by religious organizations or sometimes the town’s city council took over the responsibility of educating the young people. As our population has increased, the…
Cleveland Schools Aim For Healthy Students And Teachers
The Motivating Movement Through Marathoning Challenge Eighty-three students and teachers from seven Cleveland Schools are participating in a program designed to increase health and self-confidence. The eleven week Motivating Movement Through Marathoning Challenge is a joint program between Cleveland Schools and the Cleveland YMCA. The Motivating Movement Through Marathoning Challenge was created out of the Cleveland Department of Public Health’s…
Teaching A Survival Guide For Students And New Teachers Part 1
Most teachers make many mistakes in the early years of their careers. The majority of these mistakes, in hindsight, are avoidable. This series of articles is written with the experience of many years’ teaching in mind. I hope it can help you to avoid some of the common mistakes made by new teachers, including those that I made myself. Teaching…
Counting Our Way Out Of Anxiety
Mathematics is still one of the most challenging subjects faced by ordinary grade school and high school students. It is not uncommon to hear of students who flunk at math not just for because the subject is hard to learn, but also because they are afflicted with what is now called by teachers as — math anxiety. Math anxiety is…
Homeschool Id Cards
The number of homeschool students grew from 1.2 in 2003 to a staggering 2.4 million in 2006 according to the National Home Education Research Institute. With this type of growth you have to wander what is the cause for the amazing increase in homeschool attendance. Based on surveys, there are three primary reasons children are being trained at home instead…
Learn From A Good Math Lesson Plan
Writing a math lesson plan is very easy for some teachers, but a lot of teachers find it very difficult. The most passionate teachers will find that writing lessons for their mathematics classes is very difficult. The reason for this is that a passion for mathematics doesn’t always translate into the ability to organize a cohesive educational lecture or class.…
How Teachers Can Earn Money As An Online Instructor
“How many teachers do you think, if offered the the same opportunity to use their teaching gift,and yet had the potential of making two or three times what they do now, would leave their jobs? Better yet, what if you or I broke into a staff meeting, and said, “Ok, anyone in here want to make two to three times…
Dropouts On The Rise In Los Angeles Schools Many Blame New Graduation Requirements And An Unprepared Math Teaching Structure For Math
In 2003, the Los Angeles schools implemented a new policy of graduation requirements. The intention was to graduate Los Angeles schools students that were better-educated and groomed for college and high-level jobs. Requirements included graduates to pass one year of algebra and one of geometry, or equivalent coursework. Though the intention was good and the Los Angeles schools policy should…
Where Have All The New York Schools Teachers Gone
No one can argue that teachers aren’t important and, next to students, are the lifeblood of any school. So why are so many teachers leaving the profession? New York Schools, while they haven’t lost their entire teaching staffs, are experiencing a high turnover of teachers, just like the rest of the country. New York Schools, which is the nation’s largest…