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Watermelon vs. pear. Food cravings... Study skills articles in English and Spanish, study tips, teaching tips. Vitamins and minerals in common fruits. Improve your Brain Health. Top 10 Ways to Wake-up Students in Class. The following is a guest post from Michelle Doman, a 7th and 8th grade Language Arts teacher at Brandon Middle School in Wisconsin.

Top 10 Ways to Wake-up Students in Class

Top 10 Ways to Wake-up Students in Class Many people get a little squeamish, wiggly, and offer a scrunched expression when I respond to the question, “What grades do you teach?” I teach middle school, and with heart and honesty, I find great joys (and challenges) in teaching the group referred to as “tweens” and adolescents. Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity. Aditi Shankardass: A second opinion on learning disorders. Sugata Mitra: The child-driven education.

Sir Ken Robinson: Bring on the learning revolution!