Pam – How Old Am I?
How old are you? Ninety-nine percent of us answer this question reflexively, without having to think. A reporter who asked Pete this question on the phone several years ago, was Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Teachers
If 2 Children are Entitled to a Complete Apple, You Need 2 Apples
We’re not really talking about apples. We’re talking about how some schools use paraprofessionals in the classroom. In the example below, using simple logic, you can see how many paras Continue Reading →
Dealing with a Verbally Abusive Teacher
My son has a sensory processing disorder but did not qualify for special ed or OT. His teacher is militaristic, verbally harsh, and impatient. My son comes home crying and Continue Reading →
Alone in a Storage Closet: Ethical or Unethical?
I have a 10 year old son who has Down syndrome. He is significantly developmentally delayed and does not speak. His teacher decided to make a storage closet in his Continue Reading →
Knowledge and Practice Standards for Teachers of Reading
Knowledge and Practice Standards for Teachers of Reading – from the International Dyslexia Association (Executive Summary) “Reading difficulties are the most common cause of academic failure and underachievement. The NAEP Continue Reading →
Report: Schools, Teacher Ed Programs Ignore How Kids Really Learn
“If we do not integrate what we know about how children grow and learn, we run the risk of losing another generation of learners. …a growing amount of developmental research Continue Reading →
School Police: Good Idea? Bad Idea?
Bringing police into public schools is a trend that exploded in the 1990s, after high-profile school shooting incidents at Columbine and Jonesboro. When a reader asked a question about school Continue Reading →
When Teachers Bully
What do we do when our children are bullied by teachers? My son has a teacher who actually calls the kids wieners and makes fun of them if they are Continue Reading →
Parent/School Relationship: Marriage Without the Possibility of Divorce
In our training programs, we tell parents, “Unless you are prepared to remove your child from public school forever, you need to view your relationship with the school as a Continue Reading →
Going Ballistic in a Public Forum – NOT Good Form!
I am a teacher and always spend time on your website. I have a problem with a parent who is always saying untrue and defamatory statements about my teaching effort. Continue Reading →
