Smith8.pen. Vokle. Can Special Education fix General Education? Children's Health Magazine : Big Kids : 9 Questions to Ask a Teacher. Ask: After you give directions, does my child get right to work? Here's why: Children who stall may have trouble processing information or focusing. "They may also lack motivation or simply be defiant," says Robin London, a fifth-grade teacher in Warrington, Pennsylvania. "Ask if other kids in the class have the same problem, which may indicate weak classroom management skills, or whether other children may be a distraction.
" Ultimately, she adds, you want to learn how the teacher plans to motivate your child so you can start duplicating the effort with chores at home. Ask: How do you encourage positive behavior? Here's why: It's important that children not be embarrassed, especially in front of their peers, says Evy Falcon-Duran, a former special-education teacher in Randolph, New Jersey.
Ask: Does my kid have a hard time finding partners for group work? Here's why: If so, your child may have difficulty getting along with others, might be perceived as an outcast, or might just be shy. A. S. Neill's Summerhill School. Schools 'could open in shifts' to save money. 15 October 2010Last updated at 13:15 By Hannah Richardson BBC News education reporter Could churches be converted into schools?
Schools could open in shifts to make the most of scarce resources at a time of austerity, a report suggests. The British Council for School Environments suggests teachers and pupils share premises with businesses and other schools to bring in new money. It also recommends head teachers set up shop in converted offices, industrial buildings and even shopping malls. Small schools could open in two shifts, it adds. BCSE chief executive Ty Goddard said shared use was part of the answer to the problem of school place shortages. Continue reading the main story “Start Quote We urgently need to provide hundreds of thousands of new pupil places” End QuoteTy GoddardBCSE chief executive "It happens in New York where you get two schools occupying the same building and sharing the core resources of the space," he added. 'Going to waste' Facilities? If Schools Are Broken, What Is the Solution? Answer: Urban School Reform–WRONG! « Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice.
Here we go again. Another 24/7 media frenzy over the direction of school reform has erupted over David Guggenheim’s documentary “Waiting for Superman,” Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s gift of $100,000,000 to Newark public schools, and the resignation of Chancellor Michele Rhee’s from the Washington, D.C. schools. Oops! Also the urban superintendents’ recent “manifesto.” But why “here we go again?” Because: 1. We forget, however, that U.S. schools are incredibly diverse and decentralized (100,000 schools, 14,000 districts, 56 million students, 3, 000,000 teachers). Policymaker talk amplified by media hype and the blogosphere make urban school reform–”schools are broken and need to be fixed”–the norm for all school change. Pause for a moment and reflect on the flawed logic of those who tar all public schools with the urban brush. 2. 3. Enough of the criticism, Larry, what do you propose to avoid the “here we go again” syndrome? Like this: Like Loading...
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